Biocrimes, microbial forensics, and the physician

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1242-1247

  Schutzer, Steven E ^a   Budowle, Bruce ^b   Atlas, Ronald M ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RICIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; ARTICLE; INFORMED CONSENT; JURISPRUDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

BIOTERRORISM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JURISPRUDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 29644447699     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020337     Document Type: Review

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