Biological warfare: A historical perspective

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 412-417

  Christopher, George W ^a   Cieslak, Theodore J ^a   Pavlin, Julie A ^a   Eitzen, Edward M ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROL; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAR; WEAPON;

EID: 0030872063     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.5.412     Document Type: Article

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