Credible threat: Assessing the likelihood of a chemical or biologic attack

Respiratory Care Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Moores, Lisa K ^a,b   Moores, Leon E ^b,c  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL WARFARE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POPULATION DISPERSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SECURITY; SURVIVAL; TERRORISM; THREAT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342283212     PISSN: 10785337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5337(03)00045-5     Document Type: Review

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