Terrorist chemical releases: Assessment of medical risk and implications for emergency preparedness

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 487-499

  Hendrickson, Robert G ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical agents; Emergency medicine; Emergency preparedness; Risk assessment; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244454408     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030590949609     Document Type: Review

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