Chronic pulmonary complications in Iraq-Kurdistan chemical weapons victims

Journal of Military Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-42

  Poursaleh, Z ^a   Ghaneei, M ^a   Naderi, M ^a   Amini Harandi, A ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical Weapon; Halabja; Iraqi Kurdistan; Long term Pulmonary Complications; Spirometry; Sulfur Mustard

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856915715     PISSN: 17351537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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