Critical infrastructures under threat: Learning from the Anthrax scare

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 99-104

  Boin, Arjen ^a   Lagadec, Patrick ^b   Michel Kerjan, Erwann ^c   Overdijk, Werner ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Crisisplan   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE; TERRORISM; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 0141975799     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5973.1103001     Document Type: Article

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