Bioterrorism: Media hype or real potential nightmare?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 461-462

  Osterholm, M T ^a  

^a Infect Ctrl Advisory Network Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS MEDIUM; SMALLPOX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032765241     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70019-2     Document Type: Editorial

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