Call-tracking data and the public health response to bioterrorism-related anthrax

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1088-1092

  Mott, Joshua A ^a,b   Treadwell, Tracee A ^a   Hennessy, Thomas W ^a   Rosenberg, Paula A ^a   Wolfe, Mitchell I ^a   Brown, Clive M ^a   Butler, Jay C ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POSTAL MAIL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036775014     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0810.020355     Document Type: Article

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