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Main Title Terrorism and public health : a balanced approach to strengthening systems and protecting people /
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Levy, Barry S.
Sidel, Victor W.
Publisher Oxford University Press,
Year Published 2003
OCLC Number 50028488
ISBN 0195158342 (alk. paper); 0195325257 (pbk.); 9780195325256 (pbk.); 9780195158342 (alk. paper)
Subjects Terrorism--Health aspects ; Disaster medicine ; Emergency medical services ; Weapons of mass destruction--Health aspects ; Emergency management ; Terrorism--Prevention ; Health planning ; Public health ; Terrorism ; Disaster Planning ; Emergency Medical Services ; Public Health
Internet Access
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0613/2002072672-d.html
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EHAM  RA645.5.T477 2003 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 11/10/2008
Collation xxiv, 377 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
Challenges that terrorism poses to public health / Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel -- The public health response to the World Trade Center disaster / Timothy H. Holtz ... [et al.] -- Addressing mental health needs / Zebulon Taintor --Addressing environmental health issues / Luz Claudio, Anjali Garg, and Philip J. Landrigan -- Protecting the health and safety of rescue and recovery workers / Bruce Lippy -- The public health response to the anthrax epidemic / Philip S. Brachman -- Educating, informing, and mobilizing the public / Monica Schoch-Spana -- Responding to the public health crisis in Afghanistan / Peter Salama, Jennifer Leaning, and Annalies Borrel -- Small arms, explosives, and incendiaries / Wendy Cukier and Antoine Chapdelaine -- Biological weapons / Victor W. Sidel and Barry S. Levy -- Chemical weapons / Herman Spanjaard and Oxana Khabib -- Nuclear, radiological, and related weapons / Patrice M. Sutton and Robert M. Gould -- Strenthening the public health system / C. William Keck and Marguerite A. Erme -- Improving epidemiology, surveillance, and laboratory capabilities / J. Lyle Conrad and James L. Pearson -- Improving vaccines, antimicrobials, and antitoxins through research / Dorothy Margolskee -- Protecting food, water, and ambient air / Craig W. Hedberg, Jeffrey B. Bender, and Donald Vesley -- Protecting civil liberties / H. Jack Geiger -- Exploring the roots of terrorism / Cheryl E. Easley and Carol Easley Allen -- Promoting international law / Peter Weiss.