Are Gulf War veterans suffering war-related illnesses? Federal and civilian hospitalizations examined, June 1991 to December 1994

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-71

  Gray, Gregory C ^a   Smith, Tyler C ^a   Kang, Han K ^b   Knoke, James D ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Military personnel; Persian Gulf syndrome

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; POST-WAR; WAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SOLDIER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033927806     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010123     Document Type: Article

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