Gulf war illness—better, worse, or just the same? A cohort study

BMJ

Volumn 327, Issue 7428, 2003, Pages 1370-

  Hotopf, Matthew ^a   David, Anthony S ^a   Hull, Lisa ^a   Nikalaou, Vasilis ^a   Unwin, Catherine ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WAR;

AGE FACTORS; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; COHORT STUDIES; FATIGUE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

EID: 0347400420     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1370     Document Type: Article

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