Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 504-511 , October 2001

Pregnancy Outcomes Among U.S. Gulf War Veterans: A Population-Based Survey of 30,000 Veterans

  • Han Kang, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Epidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Wasington, DC USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to: Address correspondence to: Dr. Han K. Kang, Environmental Epidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, 1120 20th Street, N.W. Suite 950, Washington, D.C. 20036
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  • Carol Magee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Epidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Wasington, DC USA
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  • Clare Mahan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Epidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Wasington, DC USA
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  • Kyung Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC USA
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  • Frances Murphy, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Office of the Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Wasington, DC USA
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  • Leila Jackson, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Epidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Wasington, DC USA
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  • Genevieve Matanoski, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA

Received 4 October 2000 ,Revised 23 March 2001 ,Accepted 11 April 2001.

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Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 504-511 , October 2001

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