How would schools step up public health measures to control spread of SARS?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 945-949

  Lee, A ^a   Cheng, F F K ^a   Yuen, H ^a   Ho, M ^a   Au, Grace ^b   Au, Suzanne ^b   Keung, Vera ^b   Leung, Tracy ^b   Li, Nancy ^b   Lo, Amelia ^b   Ng, Phoebe ^b   Ngan, Janet ^b   Siu, Daimian ^b   Suen, Carol ^b   Tso, Grace ^b   Wong, Jasmine ^b   Wong, Vivian ^b   Yuen, Winki ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ASIA; CANADA; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; SCHOOLS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 10744225886     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.12.945     Document Type: Review

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