title: Impact of primary blast lung injury during combat operations in Afghanistan.
authors.affiliation: Tripler Army Medical Center, MCHK-DM-P, Pulmonary Clinic, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aboudara
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cuadrado
authors.affiliation: Department of Military Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Docekal
mesh_terms: D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D000346:Afghanistan; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008889:Military Personnel
keywords: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE (see Thoracic Medicine); TRAUMA MANAGEMENT