Monitoring the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic and assessing effectiveness of interventions in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 766-769

  Chau, P H ^a   Yip, P S F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; DISINFECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ISOLATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUARANTINE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

CHINA;

EID: 0141922173     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.10.766     Document Type: Article

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