Gulf War and health : long-term effects of blast exposures /

"Since the United States began combat operations in Afghanistan in October 2001 and then in Iraq in March 2003, the numbers of US soldiers killed exceed 6,700 and of US soldiers wounded 50,500. Although all wars since World War I have involved the use of explosives by the enemy, the wars in Afg...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Collectivité auteur: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Gulf War and Health: Long-Term Effects of Blast Exposures (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014]
Sujets:
2003-2011
Blast injuries.
Explosions > Physiological effect.
War wounds.
Medicine > Research > United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Health aspects.
Shock waves.
Blast Injuries
Traumatismes par explosion.
Blessures de guerre.
Médecine > Recherche > États-Unis.
Ondes de choc.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Blast injuries
Explosions > Physiological effect
Medicine > Research
Shock waves
War wounds
Afghanistan
Iraq
United States
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Pathophysiology of blast injury and overview of experimental data
  • Human health outcomes
  • Recommendations.

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