Biopreparedness in the age of genetically engineered pathogens and open access science: An urgent need for a paradigm shift

Military Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 943-949

  Macintyre, C Raina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT; BIOSURVEILLANCE; BIOTERRORISM; CIVIL DEFENSE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DUAL USE RESEARCH; ETHICS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRENDS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; BIOSURVEILLANCE; BIOTERRORISM; CIVIL DEFENSE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DUAL USE RESEARCH; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 84943518969     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00482     Document Type: Review

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