Role of the battalion surgeon in the Iraq and Afghanistan war

Military Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 412-416

  Moawad, Fouad J ^a   Wilson, Ramey ^b   Kunar, Mathew T ^c   Hartzell, Joshua D ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Madigan Army Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IRAQ; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SATISFACTION; STANDARD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; IRAQ; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY MEDICINE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WAR;

EID: 84860605191     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-11-00384     Document Type: Article

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