Hospital Bioterrorism Planning and Burn Surge
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عنوان ژورنال: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1538-7135,1557-850X
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2013.0065