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Combat wounds in operation Iraqi Freedom and operation Enduring Freedom.
BACKGROUND There have been no large cohort reports detailing the wounding patterns and mechanisms in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. METHODS The Joint Theater Trauma Registry was queried for all US service members receiving treatment for wounds (International Classification of Diseases-9th Rev. codes 800-960) sustained in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom f...
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The United States forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) are primarily engaged in counterinsurgency operations within an irregular war. The US combat medical experience has reported new injury patterns secondary to the enemy's reliance on explosive mechanisms, particularly improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and the widespread use of individual and vehicular bod...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Obrana a strategie (Defence & Strategy)
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1214-6463,1802-7199
DOI: 10.3849/1802-7199.10.2010.01.065-078