A Complementary Approach to Bioterrorism Prevention

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  • MICHAEL MAIR
  • JULIE SAMIA MAIR
  • Michael Mair
  • Julie Samia Mair
چکیده

Michael Mair, MPH, is a senior research assistant at the Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Julie Samia Mair, JD, MPH, is an assistant scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a core faculty member of the Center for Law and the Public’s Health at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities.1

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تاریخ انتشار 2003