Epidemiology of Illness, Injury, and Attrition Among Select U.S. Military Female Population.

Abstract

Evidence suggests that female military populations are at greater risk than their male counterparts for certain training and combat-related illnesses and injuries. Precise data of the etiologies, risk factors, impact of disease and injury in military women are not available. The objective of this prospective, multisite, epidemiologic study is to define the patterns of illness and injury in military women. Musculoskeletal injuries have been emphasized due to their high cost in terms of morbidity,

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 23, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299598

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Shaffer

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Attrition
  • Basic Training
  • Bone Fractures
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Great Lakes
  • Health Services
  • Leg Injuries
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Pain
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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