Chest radiographic findings of A case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 201-204

  Kaw, G J L ^a   Tan, D Y L ^a   Leo, Y S ^b   Tsou, I Y Y ^a   Wansaicheong, G K L ^a   Chee, T S G ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atypical pneumonia; Coronavirus; SARS; Thoracic radiography; Viral pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONAVIRUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAVEL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 0037668066     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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