Historical perspective of chemical warfare agents

Handbook of Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 7-16

  Johnson, Nathan H ^a   Larsen, Joseph C ^a   Meek, Edward ^b  

^a DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374484-5.00002-X     Document Type: Chapter

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