American Journal of Preventive Medicine: Injuries in the U.S. Armed Forces Surveillance, Research, and Prevention.

Abstract

This document contains a series of articles and commentaries as published in the American of Preventive Medicine, April 2000 (Volume 18, Issue 35). The series begins with articles providing a general overview of deaths, disabilities, hospitalizations, and outpatient visits due to injury in the military. The series continues with original research on specific injury topics. Specific topics include motor vehicle injury/hospitalization risk factors, smoking and injury risk, occupational and sports issues concerning the use of military cause-of-injury coding. The document represents the culmination of years of collaborative work by subject matter experts in the field of injury prevention, including the military research and preventive medicine communities in all Services, members of the Armed Forces Epidemiology Board, and civilian experts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA378598

Entities

People

  • Bruce H. Jones
  • Paul J. Amoroso

Organizations

  • United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Debridement
  • Disability Administration
  • Health Services
  • Injury Prevention
  • Leg Injuries
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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