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Book Title: Bioethics: Catastrophic Events In A Time Of Terror
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Author: Howard B. Radest
Publication Name: Bioethics : Catastrophic events in a Time of Terror
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Ethics, Public Health, Emergency Medicine, Disasters & Disaster Relief
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Medical, Social Science
Item Weight: 15.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 188 Pages
