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  1. Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences, Duke University, USA

    David L. Banks

  2. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U. S. Food and Drug Administration, USA

    Steven Anderson

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    David H. Olwell

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Banks, D.L., Anderson, S. (2006). Combining Game Theory and Risk Analysis in Counterterrorism: A Smallpox Example. In: Wilson, A.G., Wilson, G.D., Olwell, D.H. (eds) Statistical Methods in Counterterrorism. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-35209-0_2

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