Miscarriage, stillbirth and congenital malformation in the offspring of UK veterans of the first Gulf war

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-86

  Doyle, Pat ^a   Maconochie, Noreen ^a   Davies, Graham ^a   Maconochie, Ian ^b   Pelerin, Margo ^c   Prior, Susan ^a   Lewis, Samantha ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital malformation; Gulf war; Miscarriage; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MALFORMATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; URINARY TRACT; VETERANS; WAR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3543010516     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh049     Document Type: Article

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