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049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 4 _aRB152.7
_b.R482 1999
100 1 _aGolomb, Beatrice Alexandra.
_eauthor.
245 1 2 _aA review of the scientific literature as it pertains to Gulf War illnesses.
_nVol. 2,
_pPyridostigmine bromide /
_cBeatrice Alexandra Golomb.
246 3 0 _aPyridostigmine bromide
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1999.
300 _axxxviii, 385 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c26 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aGulf War illnesses series
500 _a"National Defense Research Institute."
500 _a"This work ... was carried out jointly by RAND Health's Center for Military Health Policy Research and the Forces and Resources Policy Center of the National Defense Research Institute"--Preface.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-385).
520 _aThe 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.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF and HTML formats.
650 0 _aBiological weapons
_xHealth aspects.
650 0 _aChemical agents (Munitions)
_xHealth aspects.
650 0 _aPersian Gulf syndrome
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPersian Gulf War, 1991
_xHealth aspects
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPersian Gulf War, 1991
_xVeterans
_xDiseases
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aVeterans
_xDiseases
_zUnited States.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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710 _aRand eBooks.
856 4 0 _uhttp://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1018.2/
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