Open AccessMortality in US Army Gulf War Veterans Exposed to 1991 Khamisiyah Chemical Munitions Destruction
Author(s) -
Tim A. Bullman,
Clare M. Mahan,
Han K. Kang,
William F. Page
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.045799
Subject(s) - medicine , relative risk , confidence interval , gulf war , environmental health , vietnam war , brain cancer , demography , cancer , law , ancient history , history , sociology , political science
We investigated whether US Army Gulf War veterans who were potentially exposed to nerve agents during the March 1991 weapons demolitions at Khamisiyah, Iraq, are at increased risk of cause-specific mortality.