Respiratory symptoms necessitating spirometry among soldiers with Iraq/Afghanistan war lung injury

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 961-965

  Szema, Anthony M ^a,b   Salihi, Walid ^a,b   Savary, Khalil ^a,c   Chen, John J ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; IRAQ; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; WAR;

EID: 80052769025     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31822c9f05     Document Type: Article

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