Belief in exposure to terrorist agents: Reported exposure to nerve or mustard gas by Gulf War veterans

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 431-436

  Stuart, John A ^a   Ursano, Robert J ^a   Fullerton, Carol S ^a   Norwood, Ann E ^a   Murray, Kelly ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD GAS; NERVE GAS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM; TERRORISM; TRAUMATIC SHOCK; WAR;

EID: 0041623000     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMD.0000081634.28356.6B     Document Type: Article

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