The looming threat of bioterrorism.
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Summary
Strengthening the public health and infectious disease infrastructure is an effective step toward averting the suffering that could be wrought by a terrorist's use of a biological agent.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 1999-02-26
- Cited by
- 497
- References
- 15
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Keywords
Biological warfare, Looming, Terrorism, Computer security, Nuclear weapon
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