Chemical-biological terrorism and its impact on children

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1267-1278

  Shannon, Michael W ^a   Best, Dana ^a   Binns, Helen J ^a   Forman, Joel A ^a   Johnson, Christine L ^a   Karr, Catherine J ^a   Kim, Janice J ^a   Mazur, Lynnette J ^a   Roberts, James R ^a   Rennels, Margaret B ^a   Meissner, H Cody ^a   Baker, Carol J ^a   Baltimore, Robert S ^a   Bocchini Jr , Joseph A ^a   Dennehy, Penelope H ^a   Frenck Jr , Robert W ^a   Hall, Caroline B ^a   Long, Sarah S ^a   McMillan, Julia A ^a   Powell, Keith R ^a   Rubin, Lorry G ^a   Saari, Thomas N ^a   more..

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Author keywords

Biological terrorism; Chemical terrorism; Emergency preparedness

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; VIRUS VECTOR;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHILD CARE; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PANDEMIC; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SMALLPOX; TERRORISM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

BIOTERRORISM; CHEMICAL TERRORISM; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33749075195     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1700     Document Type: Review

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