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Terrorism and public health : a balanced approach to strengthening systems and protecting people
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- Creator
- edited by Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003
- Physical Details
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- xxiv, 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 0199759847, 1602569657, 0195158342, 9780195158342, 9786610502844, 1280502843, 1423763378
- OCLC
- ocm50028488, ocn475796706, ocm65199963
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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 -- Strengthening 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
Subjects
- Terrorism -- Health aspects.
- Disaster medicine.
- Emergency medical services.
- Weapons of mass destruction -- Health aspects.
- Emergency management.
- Terrorism -- Prevention.
- Health planning.
- Public health.
- Terrorism.
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- Disaster Planning.
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- Emergency Medical Services.
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- Public Health.
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- Health Planning.
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