Weapons of Mass Destruction
"Weapons of Mass Destruction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used to destroy large numbers of people. It includes NUCLEAR WEAPONS, and biological, chemical, and radiation weapons.
| Descriptor ID |
D054044
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.637.870.900
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weapons of Mass Destruction" by people in Profiles.
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Biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction: updated clinical therapeutic countermeasures since 2003. Am J Ther. 2009 Jan-Feb; 16(1):35-43.