Quality of life in chemical warfare survivors with ophthalmologic injuries: the first results form Iran Chemical Warfare Victims Health Assessment Study
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Quality of life in chemical warfare survivors with ophthalmologic injuries: the first results form Iran Chemical Warfare Victims Health Assessment Study
BACKGROUND Iraq used chemical weapons extensively against the Iranians during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). The aim of this study was to assess the health related quality of life (HRQOL) in people who had ophthalmologic complications due to the sulfur mustard gas exposure during the war. METHODS The Veterans and Martyrs Affair Foundation (VMAF) database indicated that there were 196 patients...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-2