The Role 3 multinational medical unit at Kandahar Airfield 2005-2010

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Brisebois, Col Ronald ^a,b   Hennecke, Maj Peter ^a,b   Kao, Capt Raymond ^a,b   McAlister, Maj Vivian ^a,b   Po, Lcol Joseph ^a,b   Stiegelmar, Lcol Rob ^a,b   Tien, Col Homer ^a,b  

^a Canadian Forces Health Services Research Consortium   (Canada)

^b Canadian Forces Health Services   (Canada)

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EID: 82155180077     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.024811     Document Type: Article

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