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

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1356-1357

  Peterson, Michael R ^a   Schneiderman, Aaron ^a   Walters, Terry ^a   Bullman, Tim ^a   Ciminera, Paul ^a   Kress, Amii ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; HUMAN; IRAQ; LETTER; LUNG INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOLDIER; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; VETERAN; WAR;

EID: 84856482484     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/jom.0b013e3182398da8     Document Type: Letter

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