Clarifications from representatives of the Department of defense regarding the article "recommendations for medical screening and diagnostic evaluation for postdeployment lung disease in returning us Warfighters"

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 760-761

  Zacher, Lisa L ^a   Browning, Robert ^b   Bisnett, Teresa ^c   Bennion, James R ^d   Postlewaite, R Craig ^e   Baird, Coleen P ^f  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c USAF   (United States)

^d Air Force Medical Support Agency   (United States)

^e Force Readiness and Health Assurance   (United States)

^f U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MILITARY MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; SCREENING TEST; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VETERANS;

EID: 84862538819     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31824fe102     Document Type: Editorial

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