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The bioterrorism sourcebook : a medical and public health primer

Title
  1. The bioterrorism sourcebook : a medical and public health primer / Michael R. Grey, Kenneth R. Spaeth.
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  1. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, [2006], ©2006.
Author
  1. Grey, Michael R.

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Additional authors
  1. Spaeth, Kenneth R.
Description
  1. xxxiii, 549 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "This illustrated text helps frontline health care and public health personnel care for the immediate and long-term needs of victims of biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiologic (BCN) events. Emphasizing tools for differentiating, treating, and preventing conditions caused by BCN, The Bioterrorism Sourcebook is the only one-stop source of step-by-step clinical and public health guidance on preparing for and responding to bioterrorism-related conditions."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  1. Terrorism > Health aspects
  2. Bioterrorism
  3. Bacterial Infections
  4. Chemical Warfare Agents
  5. Disaster Planning
  6. Public Health
Contents
  1. Ch. 1. Introduction to terrorism and bioterrorism -- Ch. 2. A clinical approach to biological, chemical, and nuclear terrorism -- Ch. 3. Clinicians' roles in public health preparedness and emergency response -- Ch. 4. Environmental terrorism -- Ch. 5. Surveillance systems and bioterrorism -- Ch. 6. Vulnerable groups : a summary of relevant concerns -- Ch. 7. Psychological effects of the BCN threat -- Ch. 8. Toxicology and bioterrorism -- Ch. 9. Legal and ethical issues -- Ch. 10. A brief history of biological weapons -- Ch. 11. Introduction to biological agents -- Ch. 12. Smallpox (Variola major) -- Ch. 13. Viral hemorrhagic fevers -- Ch. 14. Anthrax -- Ch. 15. Plague (Yersinia pestis) -- Ch. 16. Tularemia (Francisella tularensis) -- Ch. 17. Introduction to biotoxins -- Ch. 18. Botulinum toxin -- Ch. 19. Ricin -- Ch. 20. Category B, C, and additional agents -- Ch. 21. Introduction to chemical weapons -- Ch. 22. A brief history of chemical weapons -- Ch. 23. Pulmonary agents -- Ch. 24. Vesicants or blistering agents -- Ch. 25. Nerve and incapacitating agents -- Ch. 26. Blood agents -- Ch. 27. A brief history of nuclear weapons and the atomic age -- Ch. 28. An overview of radiation physics and injury -- Ch. 29. Introduction to nuclear and radiation weapons -- Ch. 30. Radiological terrorism.
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  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-528) and index.