Evaluation of WHO criteria for identifying patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome out of hospital: Prospective observational study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7403, 2003, Pages 1354-1358

  Rainer, Timothy H ^a,b   Cameron, Peter A ^a   Smit, DeVilliers ^a   Ong, Kim L ^a   Hung, Alex Ng Wing ^a   Nin, David Chan Po ^a   Ahuja, Anil T ^a   Si, Louis Chan Yik ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORONAVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RIGOR; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SCREENING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOMITING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038575218     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7403.1354     Document Type: Article

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