Smoke, mirrors, and Gulf War illness

Lancet

Volumn 365, Issue 9460, 2005, Pages 635-638

  Deahl, Martin ^a  

^a 256 Field Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SARIN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPOSURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; VACCINATION; WAR;

EID: 13844311821     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)70912-0     Document Type: Note

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