The evolution and role changes of the Australian military medic: A review of the literature

Journal of Military and Veterans' Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-54

  Griffin, Kristina ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Combat military medic; History; Medical assistants; Medical technicians; Roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902194647     PISSN: 18351271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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