Commentary: Adding to our comprehension of Gulf War health questions

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 808-809

  Hyams, Kenneth Craig ^a  

^a Veterans Administration Central Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; URANIUM;

WAR;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKE; SOLDIER; VACCINATION;

GULF WAR; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; SAUDI ARABIA; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 26444497552     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi065     Document Type: Note

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