Facing the possibility of bioterrorism

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 264-268

  Durodié, Bill ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOTERRORISM; EMOTIONS; FEAR; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 2942550804     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2004.04.001     Document Type: Review

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