Serum level of substancePin patients with lung injuries due to sulfur mustard
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11 COPD Due to Sulfur Mustard ( Mustard Lung )
Sulfur Mustard (SM) is a potent toxic alkylating agent that has been used as a chemical warfare gas during the World War I and in the Iran-Iraq conflict between 1983 and 1988(1). SM can cause serious organ damages especially ocular, neurologic, cutaneous, bone marrow, and pulmonary complications (1). The previous studies have shown that the respiratory complications are the most common late com...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advanced Biomedical Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2277-9175
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9175.135154