Neurological disorders in Gulf War veterans

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 361, Issue 1468, 2006, Pages 605-618

  Rose, Michael R ^a   Brix, Kelley Ann ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Gulf War; Motor neuron disease; Neuromuscular; Neuropathy; Veteran

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; NEUROLOGY; POST-WAR;

HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; VETERAN; WAR;

GULF WAR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREVALENCE; VETERANS;

EID: 33746384643     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1820     Document Type: Review

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