Exposures to discarded sulfur mustard munitions - Mid-Atlantic and New England States 2004-2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 315-316

  Fendick, Russell ^a   Tincher, Terry ^b   Radke, Marilyn ^b   Begluitti, Gino ^b   Cruz, Miguel ^c   Keim, Mark ^c   Schwartz, Michael ^c   Delaney, Lisa ^d  

^a Non Stockpile Chemical Material   (United States)

^b Chemical Weapons Elimination Program   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; MUSTARD GAS;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FISHERY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FISHERIES; HUMANS; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSTARD GAS; NEW ENGLAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES;

EID: 84876916043     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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