Psychological implications of chemical and biological weapons: Long term social and psychological effects may be worse than acute ones

British Medical Journal

Volumn 323, Issue 7318, 2001, Pages 878-879

  Wessely, S ^a   Hyams, K C ^a   Bartholomew, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANXIETY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONFUSION; DEVICE; EDITORIAL; FEAR; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; BIOTERRORISM; FEAR; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS;

EID: 0035922750     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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