One hundred years of anthrax

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-

  Nicoll, A ^a   Maynard, R ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; AWARENESS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

ANTHRAX; BIOTERRORISM; ENGLAND; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ANTHRAX;

EID: 0942279557     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2002.006353     Document Type: Editorial

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