Severe acute respiratory syndrome: What have we learned two years later?

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 309-312

  Johnston, B Lynn ^a,c   Conly, John M ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; RIBAVIRIN;

BLOOD TOXICITY; CANADA; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEADACHE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALAISE; MYALGIA; REVIEW; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIET NAM; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 11244292145     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/964258     Document Type: Review

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