The CounterACT research network: Basic mechanisms and practical applications

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-256

  Jett, David A ^a   Yeung, David T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical terrorism; National Institutes of Health; Translational research

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHLORINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ENZYME ACTIVATOR; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MUSTARD GAS; NITRIC ACID; PHOSGENE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID; TOXIN;

BREATHING DISORDER; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISASTER PLANNING; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG SCREENING; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GAS POISONING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICAL CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; TRACHEA DISEASE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; ULCER; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; ORGANIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL TERRORISM; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MODELS, ANIMAL; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957907932     PISSN: 15463222     EISSN: 19435665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/pats.201001-003SM     Document Type: Review

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