Bioterrorism-Types of epidemics, new epidemiological paradigm and levels of prevention

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 549-557

  Radosavljevic V ^a,b   Jakovljevic B ^c  

^a Military Institute of Preventive Medecine

^b Military Academy

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Epidemics; Paradigm; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

BIOLOGICAL WEAPON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; TERRORISM;

ANTHRAX; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEAR; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MENTAL HEALTH; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SMALLPOX;

BIOTERRORISM; COMMUNICATION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEAR; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 34250209510     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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