An ounce of prevention is a ton of work: Mass antibiotic prophylaxis for anthrax, New York City, 2001

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 615-622

  Blank, Susan ^a,b   Moskin, Linda C ^b   Zucker, Jane R ^a,b  

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

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AUTHORITY; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; REVIEW; SMALLPOX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038387501     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0906.030118     Document Type: Review

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