Enhancing Public Health Preparedness for a Terrorist Attack Involving Cyanide

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-65

  Eckstein, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

antidotes; chemical weapons; cyanide; hydroxocobalamin; preparedness

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CYANIDE; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN;

ARTICLE; CYANIDE POISONING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERRORISM;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; CYANIDES; DISASTER PLANNING; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46149122114     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.03.040     Document Type: Article

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