Infectious respiratory illnesses and their impact on healthcare workers: A review

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-110

  Low, J G H ^a,b   Wilder Smith, A ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Influenza; Pertussis; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORTALITY; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VACCINATION;

EID: 15044361906     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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