Inhalation of volatile substances: An emerging threat to readiness?

Military Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 343-345

  Wilkerson IV, James Andrew ^a   Burton, Mark Preston ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; MALE; MORTALITY; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0031958008     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/163.5.343     Document Type: Article

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