The history of anthrax

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 463-467

  Sternbach, George ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bioterrorism

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE;

ANTHRAX; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INHALATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; TEXTILE WORKER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038703562     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00079-9     Document Type: Review

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