The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases Reconciling U.S.National Security and Public Health Policy

This study offers a more comprehensive analysis of the security implications of the spread of infectious diseases than has been done to date. The study examines the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, highlighting this particular crisis as a graphic example of the devastating effects th...

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Main Author: Brower, Jennifer (auth)
Other Authors: Chalk, Peter (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2003
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