Possible immediate and long-term health effects following exposure to chemical warfare agents

Public Health

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 238-248

  Karalliedde, L ^a   Wheeler, H ^a   Maclehose, R ^a   Murray, V ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Chemical warfare agents; Cyanides; Mustard gas; Mutagencity teratogenicity; Organophosphorus nerve agents; Phosgene

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CYANIDE; LEWISITE; MUSTARD GAS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PHOSGENE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH; EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MUTAGENICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 0033887744     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900659     Document Type: Article

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