Cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome cases among protected health-care workers - Toronto, Canada, April 2003

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 52, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 433-436

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ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 0037606182     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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