Online applied dual-use biosecurity education: A case study from the University of Bradford

Medicine, Conflict and Survival

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-71

  Bollaert, Cathy ^a   Whitby, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biosafety; capacity building; dual use; e learning; education module resource; national series; train the trainer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOMEDICINE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 84859413295     PISSN: 13623699     EISSN: 17439396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13623699.2012.658626     Document Type: Article

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