Open AccessSupporting Fundamental Chemical Toxicology Research To Inform Medical Countermeasure Developments: The National Institutes of Health Chemical Countermeasures Research Program
Author(s) -
David T. Yeung,
Jill R. Harper,
Gennady E. Platoff
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemical research in toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1520-5010
pISSN - 0893-228X
DOI - 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00086
Subject(s) - countermeasure , public health , chemical warfare , engineering ethics , medicine , political science , environmental health , engineering , nursing , aerospace engineering , law
A high-consequence chemical emergency is a major public health concern. In the United States, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases within the National Institutes of Health pioneers discovery and early development of critical medical countermeasures against chemical threats.