Signs, symptoms, and ill-defined conditions in Persian Gulf War veterans: Findings from the comprehensive clinical evaluation program

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 663-668

  Roy, Michael J ^a,d   Koslowe, Patricia A ^b   Kroenke, Kurt ^c   Magruder, Charles ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Off Assistant Sec Def Hlth Aff   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Fatigue; Gulf War; Sleep disorder; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031756088     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199811000-00001     Document Type: Article

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