The Anti-Personnel Land Mine Epidemic: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Military Medicine
- Vol. 161 (12) , 760-762
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/161.12.760
Abstract
This is a review of the literature concerning the epidemiology and natural history of land mine deaths and injuries among civilian as well as military populations. Included is a case report involving the wounding and treatment of a member of the Croatian armed forces who stepped on and detonated a 100-g PMA-II anti-personnel plastic land mine. The explosive properties of PMA II is described.Keywords
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