Long-term effects of sarin

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9505, 2006, Pages 95-97

  Sharp, David ^a  

^a THE LANCET   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NERVE GAS; SARIN;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEUROTOXICITY; NOTE; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 30444431767     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)67942-7     Document Type: Note

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