Combat operational stress control in Iraq and Afghanistan: Army occupational therapy.
One of the primary roles for U.S. Army Occupational Therapists (OTs) during combat operations is the Behavioral Health (BH) mission. Army OTs have been involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) providing BH treatment to service members, serving in Brigade Combat...
| Publicado en: | Military Medicine Vol. 179; no. 3; pp. 279 - 285 |
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| Formato: | review Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2014
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