Training, deployment preparation, and combat experiences of deployed health care personnel: Key findings from deployed U.S. Army combat medics assigned to line units

Military Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 270-277

  Chapman, Paula L ^a   Cabrera, David ^b   Varela Mayer, Christina ^c   Baker, Maj Monty ^d   Elnitsky, Christine ^a   Figley, Charles ^e   Thurman, Ryan M ^a   Lin, Chii Dean ^f   Mayer, Paul ^g  

^a HSRD/RRD Center of Excellence in Rehabilitation Outcomes   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Tampa VA Research and Education Foundation   (United States)

^d WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Medical Education and Training Campus ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR;

COUNSELING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860738851     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-11-00305     Document Type: Article

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