Research and Analytics in Combat Trauma Care. Converting Data and Experience to Practical Guidelines

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1041-1054

  Perkins, Jeremy G ^a   Brosch, Laura R ^b   Beekley, Alec C ^c   Warfield, Kelly L ^d   Wade, Charles E ^e   Holcomb, John B ^e  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Integrated BioTherapeutics Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Clinical practice guidelines; Human research protection program; Iraq; Military trauma registry; Research

Indexed keywords

BATTLE INJURY; DISEASE REGISTRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MILITARY PHENOMENA; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864354639     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: 15583171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2012.04.004     Document Type: Review

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