Overview on SARS in Asia and the World

Respirology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Lam, W K ^a   Zhong, N S ^b   Tan, W C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Global impact; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Tracing and quarantine

Indexed keywords

ASIA; AVIATION; CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAVEL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0346363224     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2003.00516.x     Document Type: Review

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