Preparedness of London hospitals for a chemical weapons attack [10]

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9359, 2003, Pages 786-787

  Connor, Daniel J ^a   White, Stuart M ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; TERRORISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037333204     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12649-9     Document Type: Letter

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