The role of the sand in chemical warfare agent exposure among Persian Gulf War veterans: Al Eskan disease and 'dirty dust'

Military Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 321-336

  Svéd, László ^c   Korényi Both, György E ^a   Juncer, David J ^c   Korényi Both, András L ^b   Székely, Ákos ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONTAMINATION; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MISSILE WOUND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; SAND; SOLDIER; WAR;

EID: 0343673944     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/165.5.321     Document Type: Article

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