Journal article
Invasion vs Insurgency: US Navy/Marine Corps Forward Surgical Care During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Abstract
HYPOTHESIS: The transition from maneuver warfare to insurgency warfare has changed the mechanism and severity of combat wounds treated by US Marine Corps forward surgical units in Iraq.
DESIGN: Case series comparison.
Authors
Brethauer SA; Chao A; Chambers LW; Green DJ; Brown C; Rhee P; Bohman HR
Journal
JAMA Surgery, Vol. 143, No. 6, pp. 564–569
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
June 16, 2008
DOI
10.1001/archsurg.143.6.564
ISSN
2168-6254