Long-term effects of exposure to mustard Gas on male infertility

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 344-345

  Soroush, Mohammad Reza ^a   Modirian, E ^a   Khateri, Sh ^a  

^a JANBAZAN MEDICAL AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER JMERC   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD GAS;

CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL WARFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LETTER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE INFERTILITY; SKIN DISEASE; WAR;

EID: 66149120285     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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