Plague: A Review of its History and Potential as a Biological Weapon

Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-170

  Ligon, B Lee ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHRISTIAN; DEATH; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERRORISM;

BIOTERRORISM; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; PLAGUE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 33747784917     PISSN: 10451870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.spid.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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