| Gulf War and Health: Volume 3: Fuels, Combustion Products, and Propellants Contributor(s): Institute of Medicine (Author), Board on Health Promotion and Disease Pr (Author), Committee on Gulf War and Health Literat (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309095271 ISBN-13: 9780309095273 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Persian Gulf War (1991) - History | Military - Veterans |
| Dewey: 616.980 |
| Series: Gulf War and Health |
| Physical Information: 1.51" H x 8.48" W x 11.3" (3.37 lbs) 499 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The third in a series of congressionally mandated reports on Gulf War veterans' health, this volume evaluates the long-term, human health effects associated with exposure to selected environmental agents, pollutants, and synthetic chemical compounds believed to have been present during the Gulf War. The committee specifically evaluated the literature on hydrogen sulfide, combustion products, hydrazine and red fuming nitric acid. Both the epidemiologic and toxicologic literature were reviewed. |