Weapons of mass destruction: Overview of the CBRNEs (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives)

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-54

  Prockop, Leon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Brain trauma; Nerve agents; Nervous system damage; Terrorism; Weapons of mass destruction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; EXPLOSIVE; MYCOTOXIN; POISON;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; DISASTER; EXPERT SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPATHY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; TERRORISM; WEAPON;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTERRORISM; CHEMICAL TERRORISM; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NUCLEAR WARFARE;

EID: 33750510473     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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