Cluster of SARS among Medical Students Exposed to Single Patient, Hong Kong

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-276

  Wong, Tze Wai ^a,f   Lee, Chin Kei ^b   Tam, Wilson ^a   Lau, Joseph Tak Fai ^a   Yu, Tak Sun ^a   Lui, Siu Fai ^c   Chan, Paul K S ^a   Li, Yuguo ^d   Bresee, Joseph S ^e   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Parashar, Umesh D ^e  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 10744229624     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1002.030452     Document Type: Article

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