Bioterrorism, preparedness, attack and response
By: edited by John D. Blair, Myron D. Fottler, Albert C. Zapanta.
Contributors: Blair, John D. 1944-; Fottler, Myron D.; Zapanta, Albert C.
Series: Advances in health care management -- v. 4.
Publisher: Elsevier JAI
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: Bioterrorism -- United States -- Prevention; Emergency management -- United States; Civil defense -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Biological agents and terrorist agents; title: Bioterrorism formula: facing the certainty of the uncertain future / John D. Blair ... [et al.]; title: The international threat of biological weapons: legal and regulatory perspectives / Paul S. Westney and James J. Hoffman; title: Cocktails, deceptions, and force multipliers in bioterrorism / John D. Blair and K. Wade Vlosich; title: Modeling the environmental jolts from terrorist attacks: configurations of asymmetric warfare / John D. Blair ... [et al.].; title: Part II. Chaos, complexity and change; title: Chaos and complexity in a bioterrorism future / Reuben R. McDaniel, Jr.; title: Environmental jolt of bioterrorism / Leonard Friedman and Peter Marghella; title: Changing organizations for the likely mass-casualties future / James W. Begun and H. Joanna Jiang; title: Part III. Organizations respond ... or not; title: Mutliprovider systems as first line responders to bioterrorism events: challenges and strategies / Myron D. Fottler, Kourtney Scharoun and Reid M. Oetjen; title: Bioterrorism visits the physician's office / Lawrence F. Wolper, David N. Gans and Thomas P. Peterson; title: Responding to bioterrorism: a lesson in humility for management scholars / Donna Malvey ... [et al.]; title: Bioterrorism preparedness and response: a resource guide for health care managers / Cynthia A. Holubik and Steven R. Tomlinson; title: Part IV. Defending the homeland: changes and challenges; title: The role of the reserve forces in defending the homeland / Albert C. Zapanta, Richard O. Wightman, Jr., and Mari K. Eder; title: Civil-military relations in an era of bioterrorism: crime and war in the making of modern civil-military relations / E.L. Hunter ... [et al.]; title: Integration or disintegration? An examination of the core organizational and management challenges at the Department of Homeland Security / Nancy M. Dodge, Carlton J. Whitehead and Brian J. Gerber.