Evaluation of biohazard management of the Italian national fire brigade

Defence S and T Technical Bulletin

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-41

  Cenciarelli, Orlando ^a   Malizia, Andrea ^a   Marinelli, Marianna ^b   Pietropaoli, Stefano ^a   Gallo, Romeo ^b   D'Amico, Fabrizio ^a   Bellecci, Carlo ^a   Fiorito, Roberto ^a   Gucciardino, Antonio ^a   Richetta, Maria ^a   Gaudio, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Novartis Vaccine and Diagnostics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Biohazards; Biological; Chemical; Interventions; National fire brigade (NFB); Radiological and nuclear (CBRN); Specialist biologists

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878702427     PISSN: 19856571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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