From civilian service to military service: what led policy-makers to remove nursing care from field units of the Israeli defense force (IDF) and return it later?
Abstract Background From the very onset, Israeli military nurses served in supporting positions on the front lines, shoulder to shoulder with men. When the IDF was established in 1948, nurses were sent to serve near areas of conflict and were not included in compulsory military service in field unit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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Series: | Israel Journal of Health Policy Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-019-0360-2 |