Epidemiology of war injuries, about two conflicts: Iraq and Afghanistan;Type et épidémiologie des blessures de guerre, à propos de deux conflits actuels: Irak et Afghanistan

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 819-827

  Pasquier, P ^a   de Rudnicki, S ^a   Donat, N ^b   Auroy, Y ^a   Merat, S ^a  

^a University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^b PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Combat casualty; Combat injury; Database; Iraq

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; BATTLE INJURY; BODY ARMOR; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPLOSION RISK; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; IRAQ; LIMB INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TERRORISM; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80655127647     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: 17696623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2011.05.018     Document Type: Short Survey

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