Mortality among US veterans of the Persian Gulf War: 7-Year follow-up

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 399-405

  Kang, Han K ^a   Bullman, Tim A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Gas poisoning; Mortality; Persian Gulf syndrome; Traffic; Veterans

Indexed keywords

NERVE GAS;

HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WAR;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; WAR;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WAR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035448766     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.5.399     Document Type: Article

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