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Tom Harkin: This combined effort of three major associations and the United States military began in 2006 in an initiative to…

On the recordMarch 17, 2009
This combined effort of three major associations and the United States military began in 2006 in an initiative to examine the nature of extremity injuries sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Tom Harkin discusses the collaborative initiative to address extremity injuries from military operations.

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