Developing vaccines to counter bioterrorist threats

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-279

  Altmann, Daniel M ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bioterrorism; Smallpox; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL TOXIN; DNA VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; VACCINE; VACCINIA VACCINE;

ANTHRAX; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SMALLPOX; TULAREMIA; VACCINATION; VIRUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTERRORISM; HUMANS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; VACCINES; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 22144434875     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14760584.4.3.275     Document Type: Review

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