Short communication: Low risk of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome on airplanes: The Singapore experience

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1035-1037

  Wilder Smith, Annelies ^a   Paton, Nicholas I ^a   Goh, Kee Tai ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

In flight transmission; Risk; SARS; Singapore

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; RISK FACTOR;

SINGAPORE;

CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

AIRCRAFT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0642369791     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-2276.2003.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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