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Pyridostigmine bromide : executive summary /
The United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf War (PGW) knew that Iraq had used nerve agents and chemical weapons in its previous conflicts and so took steps to protect their troops. Pyridostigmine bromide (PB) was distributed as a pretreatment that would enhance the effectiveness of postexpo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
National Defense Research Institute, RAND,
1999.
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| Colección: | Review of the scientific literature as it pertains to Gulf War illnesses ;
v. 2. Gulf War illnesses series. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf War (PGW) knew that Iraq had used nerve agents and chemical weapons in its previous conflicts and so took steps to protect their troops. Pyridostigmine bromide (PB) was distributed as a pretreatment that would enhance the effectiveness of postexposure treatments in the event that the nerve agent soman was used. This report examines the role that PB played in the ongoing chronic health problems documented in PGW veterans. After careful examination of the known effects of PB on the central and peripheral nervous systems, the author finds the evidence consistent with a possible role for PB as a contributor to the health complaints of some PGW veterans and calls for immediate attention in the form of additional investigation to clarify the role of PB. -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Notas: | "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." "This executive summary reproduces the preface and summary from Pyridostigmine bromide by Beatrice Alexandra Golomb, MR-1018/2-OSD"--Title page verso "MR-1018/2/1-OSD"--Page 4 of cover |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi (21) pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780833055514 0833055518 0585308896 9780585308890 |