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A 12-Year Analysis of Nonbattle Injury Among US Service Members Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
Author(s) -
Tuan Le,
Jennifer M. Gurney,
Ninamani,
Kirby R. Gross,
Kevin K. Chung,
Zsolt T. Stockinger,
Shawn C. Nessen,
Anthony E. Pusateri,
Kevin S. Akers
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1166
Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency , service member , military service , service (business) , emergency medicine , general surgery , military personnel , law , economy , political science , economics
Nonbattle injury (NBI) among deployed US service members increases the burden on medical systems and results in high rates of attrition, affecting the available force. The possible causes and trends of NBI in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have, to date, not been comprehensively described.

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