Multiple chemical sensitivity and chronic fatigue syndrome in British Gulf War veterans

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 604-609

  Reid, Steven ^a   Hotopf, Matthew ^a   Hull, Lisa ^a   Ismail, Khalida ^a   Unwin, Catherine ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic; Fatigue syndrome; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Occupational exposure; Persian Gulf syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; DIESEL FUEL; MUSTARD GAS; NERVE GAS; PAINT; PESTICIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SOLVENT;

FATIGUE; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; VETERANS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035869490     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.6.604     Document Type: Article

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