A simple approximate mathematical model to predict the number of severe acute respiratory syndrome cases and deaths

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 831-835

  Choi, B C K ^a,b   Pak, A W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

CANADA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 0141887626     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.10.831     Document Type: Article

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