Control measures for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 718-720

  Twu, Shiing Jer ^a   Chen, Tzay Jinn ^a   Chen, Chien Jen ^a   Olsen, Sonja J ^b   Lee, Long Teng ^a   Fisk, Tamara ^b,c   Hsu, Kwo Hsiung ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a,d   Chen, Kow Tong ^a   Chiang, I Hsin ^a   Wu, Yi Chun ^a   Wu, Jiunn Shyan ^a   Dowell, Scott F ^b,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b Centers for Disease Control CDC Thailand Field Station   (Thailand)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN; TRAVEL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038387442     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0906.030283     Document Type: Article

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