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Procedures for a Risk of a Bioterrorism Attack

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

M.C. Trotta,
C. Barletta,
M. Mastrilli,
E. Cicconetti,
C. Nardoni and
M. De Simone
M.C. Trotta
Affiliation:
Emergency Department S. Eugenio Hospital, Italy
C. Barletta
Affiliation:
Emergency Department S. Eugenio Hospital, Italy
M. Mastrilli
Affiliation:
Italian National Voluntary Corps for Civil Protection, Italy
E. Cicconetti
Affiliation:
Italian National Voluntary Corps for Civil Protection, Italy
C. Nardoni
Affiliation:
Italian National Voluntary Corps for Civil Protection, Italy
M. De Simone
Affiliation:
Emergency Department S. Eugenio Hospital, Italy
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Keywords

bioterrorismemergency staffmass-casualty eventnuclear, biological, chemical (NBC)preparedness

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