Risk factors for injuries in the U.S. Army Ordnance School

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1292-1299

  Grier, Tyson L ^a   Morrison, Stephanie ^a   Knapik, Joseph J ^a   Canham Chervak, Michelle ^a   Jones, Bruce H ^a  

^a US Army Public Health Command   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80355126280     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-11-00215     Document Type: Article

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