Issues in Chemical and Biological Terrorism

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 465-471

  Salem, Harry ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological Terrorism; BWA; Chemical Terrorism; CWA; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ANATOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CYANIDE; CYANOGINOSIN; MYCOTOXIN; RICIN; SAXITOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANTHRAX; ARMY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BOTULISM; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHOLERA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PLAGUE; Q FEVER; SALMONELLOSIS; SHIGELLOSIS; SMALLPOX; TERRORISM; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANTHRAX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VARIOLA VIRUS;

EID: 0346457014     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109158180302200607     Document Type: Conference Paper

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