Characterizing Chemical Terrorism Incidents Collected by the Global Terrorism Database, 1970-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database on terrorist incidents around the world since 1970, and it is maintained by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START; College Park, Maryland USA), a US Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence. The consortium reviews media reports to determine if an event meets eligibility to be categorized as a terrorism incident for entry into the database.

Objective

The objective of this study was to characterize chemical terrorism incidents reported to the GTD and understand more about the kinds of chemical agents used, the associated morbidity and mortality, the geography of incidents, and the intended targets.

Methods

Chemical terrorism incidents from

SUBMITTER: Santos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6800028 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature