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Author:   Institute of Medicine, Forum on Emerging Infections ,  Forum on Emerging Infections ,  Board on Global Health ,  National Academy of Sciences
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.549kg
ISBN:  

9780309082532

ISBN 10:   0309082536
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   07 April 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary and Assessment; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Assessing Our Understanding of the Threats; 5 3 Vaccines: Research, Development, Production, and Procurement Issues; 6 4 The Research Agenda: Implications for Therapeutic Countermeasures to Biological Threats; 7 5 Assessing the Capacity of the Public Health Infrastructure; 8 6 Scientific and Policy Tools for Countering Bioterrorism; 9 Appendix A: Agenda: Biological Threats and Terrorism: How Preparted Are We?; 10 Appendix B: Information Resources; 11 Appendix C: Testimony of Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D; 12 Appendix D: Summary of the Frist-Kennedy; 13 Appendix E: Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration; 14 Appendix F: Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Contingency; 15 Appendix G: The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act; 16 Appendix H: NACCHO Research Brief: Assessment of Local Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness; 17 Appendix I: Statement on Vaccine Development; 18 Appendix J: Testimony of Kenneth Shine, M.D; 19 Appendix K: Glossary and Acronyms; 20 Appendix L: Forum Member, Speaker, and Staff Biographies

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Stacey L. Knobler, Adel A.F. Mahmoud, and Leslie A. Pray, Editors, Forum on Emerging Infections, Board on Global Health

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