The threat of biological attack: Why concern now?

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 505-508

  Siegrist, David W ^a  

^a POTOMAC INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GAS; RICIN;

ANTHRAX; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; HUMAN; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032871264     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0504.990407     Document Type: Review

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