Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic: Mission of emergency medical assistance department (French acronym, SAMU) personnel at the French hospital in Hanoi;Epidemie de pneumopathie atypique: Mission SAMU a l'hôpital Français de Hanoi

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-290

  Fleury, M ^a   Rathat, C ^a   An, K ^b   Vu, Thu H ^c   Nguyen, Ngoc Tho ^d   Manuguerra, J C ^d  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c Hôpital Français d'Hanoï   (Viet Nam)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Atypical pneumonia; Epidemic; SARS; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPIRICISM; EPIDEMIC; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIET NAM; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIETNAM;

EID: 0642368382     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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