No evidence of increase in birth defects and health problems among children born to Persian Gulf War veterans in Mississippi

Military Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Penman, Alan D ^a   Taruer, Russell S ^b   Currier, Mary M ^a  

^a Bureau of Preventive Health   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CASE REPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER;

EID: 9044247461     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/161.1.1     Document Type: Article

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