Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in elders [1]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1182-1183

  Kong, Tak K ^a   Dai, David L K ^a   Leung, Man F ^a   Au, Si Y ^a   Yung, Raymond ^a   Chan, Ming H ^a  

^a The Hong Kong Geriatrics Society   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; RIBAVIRIN;

AGED; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 0042522800     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.t01-1-51385.x     Document Type: Letter

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