Gulf war syndrome: Proposed causes

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-20

  Frost, Shaun D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEISHMANIASIS; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; SOLDIER;

EID: 0033981576     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.67.1.17     Document Type: Article

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