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• Is Gulf War syndrome due to stress? The evidence reexamined. [Am J Epidemiol. 1997]

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

This study assessed the long-term mental health effects of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.

METHOD:

Two population samples (N = 3,044), one from the Gomel region, close to the accident site, and one from Tver, 500 miles away, were studied 6 1/2 years after the event with the use of a variety of self-report questionnaires and a standardized psychiatric interview.

RESULTS:

Abstract

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

The aim of this study was to determine differences between patients attending primary-care clinics with somatic symptoms for which no organic cause can be found, and those with a clear organic basis for their complaints.

METHODS: