Aeromedical Evacuations from Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Descriptive Study

Military Medicine, Jun 2005 by Harman, Dale R, Hooper, Tomoko I, Gackstetter, Gary D

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Guarantor: LCDR Dale R. Harman, MC (FS) USNR

Contributors: LCDR Dale R. Harman, MC (FS) USNR; Tomoko I. Hooper, MD MPH[dagger]; Col Gary D. Gackstetter, USAF BSC[double dagger]