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. 2014 Dec 10:2:278.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00278. eCollection 2014.

A new role for public health in bioterrorism deterrence

Margaret E Kosal  1
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A new role for public health in bioterrorism deterrence

Margaret E Kosal. Front Public Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Ebola; biosecurity; bioterrorism; bioweapons; deterrence; national security; polio; public health.

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