Community reaction to bioterrorism: Prospective study of simulated outbreak

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 708-712

  DiGiovanni Jr , Cleto ^a,g   Reynolds, Barbara ^b   Harwell, Robert ^c   Stonecipher, Elliott B ^d   Burkle Jr , Frederick M ^e,f  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c Harwell Productions Inc   (United States)

^d Evets Management Services Inc   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; RIBAVIRIN; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERRORISM; VIDEORECORDING; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0038049095     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0906.020769     Document Type: Article

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