Bioterrorism in the united states: Take it seriously

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2001, Pages

  Chaffee, Mary ^a,d   Conway Welch, Colleen ^b   Stephens, Veronica ^c,d  

^a Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Federal Emergency Management Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; SARIN;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ANTHRAX; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTERRORISM; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HUMAN; JAPAN; OREGON; RELIGION; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SARIN; SOCIETIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042404876     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200111000-00027     Document Type: Article

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