The bioscience revolution & the biological weapons threat: Levers & interventions

Globalization and Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  D'Agostino, Mark ^a   Martin, Greg ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BOMB; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER PLANNING; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TERRORISM;

EID: 62649166002     PISSN: 17448603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-5-3     Document Type: Editorial

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