Introduction - What critical care practitioners should know about terrorism agents

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 641-652

  Hendrickson, Robert G ^a   Hedges, Jerris R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARMY; ATOMIC BOMB; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TERRORISM; VAPOR;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTERRORISM; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CRITICAL CARE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NUCLEAR WARFARE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944589191     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2005.05.009     Document Type: Review

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