The U.S. Government's medical countermeasure portfolio management for nuclear and radiological emergencies: Synergy from interagency cooperation

Health Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-247

  Grace, Marcy B ^a   Cliffer, Kenneth D ^a   Moyer, Brian R ^b   Coleman, C Norman ^c,d   Prasher, Joanna M ^a   Hatchett, Richard ^a   Mercier, John ^e,f   Manning, Ronald G ^a   Bader, Judith L ^c,d   Disbrow, Gary L ^a   Kovacs, Gerald R ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b Tunnell Consulting Inc   (United States)

^c HHS Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

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EID: 80051729102     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3182135fba     Document Type: Article

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