Late Respiratory Complications of Sulfur Mustard Poisoning in Iranian Veterans
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LATE COMPLICATIONS OF SULFUR MUSTARD IN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
In the last few years many chemically injured patients have been visited throughout the country in order to investigate the late respiratory complications of sulfur mustard. 35 patients who were previously admitted for mustard poisoning underwent complete clinical examination as well as spirometry, fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB), Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and trans bronchial lung biopsy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1049-023X,1945-1938
DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x0001414x