A fifty year mortality follow-up study of veterans exposed to low level chemical warfare agent, mustard gas

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 333-338

  Bullman, Tim ^a   Kang, Han ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Regression model; Relative risk estimate; Respiratory diseases; Retrospective mortality follow up

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD GAS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NAVY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CANCER; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOLDIER; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DERMATITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSTARD GAS; NEOPLASMS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0033853676     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(00)00060-0     Document Type: Article

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