Chemistry and toxicology of sulphur mustard - a review

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-116

  Malhotra, R C ^a   Ganesan, K ^a   Sugendran, K ^a   Swamy, R V ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

SULFUR MUSTARD;

CHEMICAL WARFARE;

EID: 0033115606     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.49.3793     Document Type: Article

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