Mustard Gas Exposure in Pediatric Patients (Long-Term Health Status of Mustard-Exposed Children 14 Years After Chemical Bombardment of Sardasht)
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Skin lesions in 800 Iranian victims of Mustard gas, 14-20 years after exposure
Background: Mustard gas is a disabling chemical weapon and was widely used in first world war and Iraq-Iran war. Its toxic effects could be acute or chronic and they could particularly affects lungs, eyes and skin. Objective: To study the frequency of chronic complications of sulfure Mustard gas in Iranian victims 14 to 20 years after exposure. Patients and Methods: This descriptive cross-secti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1049-023X,1945-1938
DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00058039