Trauma readiness training for military deployment: A comparison between a U.S. Trauma Center and an air force theater hospital in Balad, Iraq

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 769-776

  Maureen, McCunn ^a   York, Gregory B ^a   Hirshon, Jon Mark ^a   Jenkin, Donald H ^b   Scalea, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; IRAQ; MILITARY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; IRAQ; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80051609606     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00349     Document Type: Review

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