Walters, Thomas PhD; Baer, David G. PhD; Kauvar, David S. MD
From the US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Submitted for publication March 22, 2005.
Accepted for publication July 13, 2005.
The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of Defense or United States Government.
The authors are employees of the U.S. government. This work was prepared as part of their official duties and, as such, there is no copyright to be transferred.
This work was funded by the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. We are grateful for the technical assistance provided by Ms. Angelica L. Torres and Mr. Joseph Macaitis and for the assistance of the Veterinary Services Support Branch of the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research.
Address for reprints: Thomas J. Walters, PhD, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3400 Rawley E. Chambers Ave., Suite B, Building 3611, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315; email: [email protected].
doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000195655.30837.29