Dimensions of biological terrorism: To what must we mitigate and respond?

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-32

  Fischer III, Henry W ^a  

^a MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 16544390221     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653569910258192     Document Type: Article

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