The delayed ocular and pulmonary complications of mustard gas

Journal of Toxicology - Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-302

  Ghassemi Broumand, Mohammad ^a   Agin, Khosro ^b   Kangari, Haleh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Delayed complications; Mustard; Ocular toxicity; Respiratory toxicity; Warfare

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; MUSTARD GAS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; EYE TOXICITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

IRANIA;

EID: 11144230757     PISSN: 07313829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CUS-200037213     Document Type: Article

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