Responding to a bioterrorist attack: Environmental investigation of anthrax in New Jersey

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 780-785

  Valiante, David J ^a   Schill, Donald P ^a   Bresnitz, Eddy A ^a   Burr, Gregory A ^b   Mead, Kenneth R ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus Anthracis; Bioterrorism; Environmental Sampling; Post Office; Swab Sample

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOTERRORISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTAL SERVICE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;

EID: 0141817951     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220301445     Document Type: Article

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