Overview
This book provides a global perspective of the history and current concepts for bioterrorism. It integrates legal, medical/scientific and public health avenues to prepare against bioterrorism.
Full Product Details
Author: Nancy Khardori, MD, PhD, FACP, FIDSA
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Dimensions:
Width: 18.60cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.656kg
ISBN: 9783527312351
ISBN 10: 3527312358
Pages: 275
Publication Date: 17 February 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
"""...informative and well-written...a suitable book for a variety of professionals...also useful for graduate students...worth having..."" (Microbe Magazine, March 2007) ""...this is a well written, eye opening text that should be read by anyone who could potentially be involved in a terrorist attack."" (Journal of Hazardous Materials, January 2007) ""Overall, the book represents an introduction to a possible study of a large and difficult subject-bioterrorism and also an attempt to discuss the complex legal preparedness."" (Environmental Engineering and Management Journal) ""This hardbound book should prove a worthwhile starting point for anyone concerned with bioterrorism preparedness."" (Biotechnology Advances)"
...informative and well-written...a suitable book for a variety of professionals...also useful for graduate students...worth having... (Microbe Magazine, March 2007) ...this is a well written, eye opening text that should be read by anyone who could potentially be involved in a terrorist attack. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, January 2007) Overall, the book represents an introduction to a possible study of a large and difficult subject-bioterrorism and also an attempt to discuss the complex legal preparedness. (Environmental Engineering and Management Journal) This hardbound book should prove a worthwhile starting point for anyone concerned with bioterrorism preparedness. (Biotechnology Advances)
Author Information
Nancy Misri Khardori born in Kashmir, India, in 1949, gained her MD in Microbiology and Immunology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, in 1977. She was a post-doctoral fellow at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, becoming a fellow in infectious diseases at the University of Texas, and then Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology in 1986. She has been Professor of Medicine and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine since 1995, where she also holds several posts as Medical Director. Professor Khardori works in the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the American Heart Association, Illinois State Medical Society, and the Illinois Department of Public Health. Nancy Khardori is a fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and is a member of numerous societies, including the American Society for Microbiology, the American Society for Internal Medicine, American Medical Association, New York Academy of Sciences and the International Society for Infectious Diseases. She is a reviewer for six journals and consults on new drug development for two companies. Her research currently focuses on the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases, infections in immunocompromised patients, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted diseases.
