Health Combat wounds not the leading cause of evacuations Seattle Times Newspaper: "American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to be medically evacuated for health problems such as a bad back than for combat injuries, a new study says.
Researchers also found psychiatric disorders rose during the period studied - 2004 to 2007 - despite an increased focus on treating mental health problems.
The research was published Friday in the British medical journal, Lancet."
