Why people believe they were exposed to biological or chemical warfare: A survey of gulf war veterans

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 337-345

  Brewer, Noel T ^a,c   Lillie, Sarah E ^a   Hallman, William K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological warfare; Chemical warfare; Risk perception; Symptom reporting; Weapons of mass destruction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; SYMPTOM REPORTING; WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CHEMICAL WARFARE;

RISK PERCEPTION; WAR;

ARMY; CHEMICAL WARFARE; EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GULF WAR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 33645290817     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00750.x     Document Type: Review

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