The meaning and practice of biosecurityA

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 121-146

  Baker, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio defence; Bio diplomacy; Bio ethics; Bio terrorism; Biological invasions; Biosecurity; Infectious disease; Invasive species; Nonproliferation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 66549120468     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijram.2009.025915     Document Type: Article

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