Principles for emergency response to bioterrorism

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-182

  Keim, M ^a   Kaufmann, A F ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032789397     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70227-1     Document Type: Article

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