Vaccination records in Gulf War veterans.
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چکیده
Biological warfare vaccinations have been implicated as a cause of the increased rate of reported symptoms in Gulf War veteran. Our study group examined a group of 180 personnel who were prepared for Gulf deployment but were never actually sent. Their vaccination records were checked, and only 5 of 180 had any preparatory vaccinations, of which only one was a biological warfare vaccine. This is in contrast to another group of personnel who were deployed to the Gulf, in which 95 of 120 vaccination records were verified. This letter advises caution in using self-reported vaccination status in armed forces personnel.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
دوره 45 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003