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Research Article| Volume 21, ISSUE 3, P421-434, September 2001

History of the Development and Use of Biological Weapons

  • Cdr Aileen M. Marty
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30017-9
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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30017-9

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