Citation

Koenig KL, Kahn CA, Schultz CH. Clin. Lab. Med. 2006; 26(2): 313-27, viii.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Route 128, Orange, CA 92868, USA. kkoenig@uci.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.cll.2006.03.003

PMID

16815455

Abstract

This article reviews the definitions of biological weapons and mass casualties. In addition, it discusses the main operational and logistical issues of import in the medical management of mass casualties from the use of biological weapons. Strategies for medical management of specific biologic agents also are highlighted.

Language: en