Total decontamination cost of the anthrax letter attacks

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-107

  Schmitt, Ketra ^a   Zacchia, Nicholas A ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COST; ECONOMICS; FUMIGATION; HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANTHRAX; BIOTERRORISM; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECONTAMINATION; FUMIGATION; HUMANS; POSTAL SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859181875     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2010.0053     Document Type: Article

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