The role of the Biological Weapons Convention in disease surveillance and response

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 486-494

  Enemark, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biological weapons; Infectious diseases; international law; public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 77958537860     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq049     Document Type: Article

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