Treatment for sulphur mustard poisoning - A review

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-162

  Sugendran, K ^a,b,c,d,e   Kumar, Pravin ^a,c,f   Vijayaraghavan, R ^a,b,c,g  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^e Madras Port Trust Hospital   (India)

^f GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0000531021     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.48.3894     Document Type: Review

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