Modelling the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic [3]

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 310-311

  Chau, P H ^a   Yip, P S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL MODEL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 0042163080     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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