Military Preventive Medicine

This is the first major US textbook on military preventive medicine for more than 60 years. It reflects the evolution of preventive medicine in the military from its traditional focus on field hygiene & infectious disease control to encompassing the wide range of threats & scenarios associated with modern military service. Force health protection has, in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, received especially explicit, thorough, & vigorous emphasis within the DoD. Contents: Sect. 1: A Historic Perspective on the Principles of Military Preventive Med.; Sect. 2: Nat. Mobilization & Training; Section 3: Preparing for Deployment: & Sect. 3: Occupational & Environmental Issues During Sustainment. Over 100 color & black & white photos & illustrations.

Textbooks of Military Medicine. Patrick Kelley, specialty editor. Explores the various natural and manmade challenges faced by today's soldier upon mobilization and deployment. Offers comprehensive research on a range of topics related to preventive medicine, including a historic perspective on the principles of military preventive medicine, national mobilization and training, preparation for deployment, and occupational and environmental issues during sustainment.

Textbooks of Military Medicine. Patrick Kelley, specialty editor. Explores the various natural and manmade challenges faced by today's soldier upon mobilization and deployment. Offers comprehensive research on a range of topics related to preventive medicine, including a historic perspective on the principles of military preventive medicine, national mobilization and training, preparation for deployment, and occupational and environmental issues during sustainment.