Terrorism, biological weapons, and bonanzas : Assessing the real threat to public health

The threat of biological and chemical attack and proposals to defend against it are of direct and immediate concern to public health and its practitioners. Geiger addresses a hypothetical study by Wetter et al that invokes a theoretic terrorist attack involving anthrax and causing 32,000 deaths.

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 2001-05, Vol.91 (5), p.708-709
1. Verfasser:	GEIGER, H. Jack
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological & chemical terrorism Biological & chemical weapons Biological and medical sciences Biological weapons Bioterrorism Casualties Counterterrorism Defense Departments Disaster Planning - organization & administration Emergency medical care Fatalities Health surveillance Humans Medical sciences Miscellaneous Nuclear war Presidential papers Public Health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Assessment Terrorism Threats United States USA
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Zusammenfassung:	The threat of biological and chemical attack and proposals to defend against it are of direct and immediate concern to public health and its practitioners. Geiger addresses a hypothetical study by Wetter et al that invokes a theoretic terrorist attack involving anthrax and causing 32,000 deaths.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.91.5.708