Factors influencing humanitarian care and the treatment of local patients within the deployed military medical system: Casualty referral limitations

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 574-577

  Causey, Marlin ^a   Rush, Robert M ^a   Kjorstad, Randy J ^a   Sebesta, James A ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Battlefield medicine; Humanitarian care; Military health care system; War surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMANITIES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MILITARY SERVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84859926239     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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