Symptom factor analysis, clinical findings, and functional status in a population-based case control study of gulf war unexplained illness

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1026-1040

  Bourdette, Dennis N ^a,b   McCauley, Linda A ^c   Barkhuizen, Andre ^a,d   Johnston, Wendy ^b   Wynn, Michael ^b   Joos, Sandra K ^a,e   Storzbach, Daniel ^a,c   Shuell, Tomas ^c   Sticker, Diana ^c  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^c Ctr Res Occup Environ Toxicol   (United States)

^d Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 0035211326     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200112000-00005     Document Type: Article

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