The looming threat of bioterrorism

Science

Volumn 283, Issue 5406, 1999, Pages 1279-1282

  Henderson, Donald A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; VACCINATION;

ANTHRAX; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMALLPOX; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033605364     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5406.1279     Document Type: Review

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