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Military Health Care

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Military Health Care Synopsis

This edited volume surveys critical aspects of modern military health care in the US and various other Western countries with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the United States, the military medical system, including care for veterans, is large and diverse and involves two institutions, the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the US Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA). Studying the system gives practitioners and policy-makers an understanding of the larger picture of the military medical structure, facilitating thought about some of the difficulties and opportunities for coordinating treatments and preparing for the future. This book covers health care issues prior to deployment, such as screening for mental health, evaluating long-term consequences of exposure to military service, and provision of insurance; care during a conflict, primarily battlefield clinics, battlefield trauma care, and evacuation procedures; and post- combat care, including serious war injuries, psychiatric, and long-term care. Bringing together research from a wide range of contributors, the volume provides readers with an extensive, up-to-date source of information on military medicine. This book will be of great interest to students of public health, military sociology, the Iraq war, US public policy, and war and conflict studies in general.

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ISBN: 9780415524025
Publication date: 13th March 2013
Author: Jomana Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA Amara
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 344 pages
Series: Cass Military Studies
Genres: Health & Fitness
Warfare and defence
Sociology
Armed conflict