Table of Contents: Advancing prion science :

Corporate Author:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies: Assessment of Relevant Science.
Other Authors:	Erdtmann, Rick.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Subjects:	Prion diseases. Prion diseases > Government policy > United States. Prion Diseases > prevention & control. Food Supply > standards. Health Policy. Prion Diseases > diagnosis. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Alzheimer's & Dementia. MEDICAL > Neurology. United States.
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Table of Contents:

Executive summary
Prion diseases: an overview
Diagnostics for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Testing blood for evidence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in the United States
Assessment of strategies to prevent and treat transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Infrastructure for research on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Risks of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies to the U.S. military.