Pain Management among Soldiers with Amputations
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* Colonel, Medical Corps, US Army; Chief, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, Department of Anesthesia and Operative Services, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234; formerly, Chief of Anesthesia, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Program Director, Anesthesiology, Brooke Army Medical Center-Wilford Hall Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas † Major, Medical Corps, US Army; Resident Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 ‡ Research Analyst, CompTIA, 1815 South Meyers Road, Suite 300, Villa Park, Illinois 60181; Formerly, Research Assistant, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20307 § Research Assistant, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20307
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