Pediatric inpatient humanitarian care in combat: Iraq and Afghanistan 2002 to 2012

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 218, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1018-1023

  Edwards, Mary J ^a   Lustik, Michael ^a   Burnett, Mark W ^a   Eichelberger, Martin ^b  

^a Dept of Clinical Investigation   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery Children's National Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BURN; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EYE INJURY; FALLING; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; PALATE; PEDIATRICS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; THALASSEMIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ALTRUISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INPATIENTS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84898802715     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.050     Document Type: Article

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