Casualties Due to the Blast, Heat, and Radioactive Fallout from Various Hypothetical Nuclear Attacks on the United States
Written by world-renowned scientists, this volume portrays the possible direct and indirect devastation of human health from a nuclear attack. The most comprehensive work yet produced on this subject, The Medical Implications of Nuclear War includes an overview of the potential environmental and phy...
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| Published in | The Medical Implications of Nuclear War pp. 207 - 232 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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National Academies Press
07.01.2000
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Written by world-renowned scientists, this volume portrays the possible direct and indirect devastation of human health from a nuclear attack. The most comprehensive work yet produced on this subject, The Medical Implications of Nuclear War includes an overview of the potential environmental and physical effects of nuclear bombardment, describes the problems of choosing who among the injured would get the scarce medical care available, addresses the nuclear arms race from a psychosocial perspective, and reviews the medical needs-in contrast to the medical resources likely to be available-after a nuclear attack. "It should serve as the definitive statement on the consequences of nuclear war." - Arms Control Today |
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| ISBN: | 9780309078665 0309078660 |