Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): Epidemiology, diagnosis and management

Thorax

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 558-560

  Wong, G W K ^a   Hui, D S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN; STEROID;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONAVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MYOPATHY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0037677525     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.7.558     Document Type: Review

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