Invasive fungal infections following combat-related injury

Military Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 681-685

  Paolino, Kristopher M ^a   Henry, James A ^b   Hospenthal, Duane R ^c   Wortmann, Glenn W ^b   Hartzell, Joshua D ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; COMBAT DISORDERS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MYCOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864087674     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-11-00364     Document Type: Article

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