Bioterrorism: A Guide for Hospital Preparedness
- ISBN-10
- 1135507236
- ISBN-13
- 9781135507237
- Series
- Bioterrorism
- Category
- House & Home
- Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-12-28
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Authors
- Elizabeth Bass, Joseph R. Masci M.D.
Description
In the battle against bioterrorism, one of the greatest challenges is finding the ideal balance between complacency and overreaction. The goal is to be so well prepared that we can prevent catastrophic outcomes in the event of a bioterrorist attack, while strengthening our ability to prevent and treat naturally-occurring infectious diseases.Bioterr
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