Respiratory Protection and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome [2]

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-197

  Nicas, Mark ^a   Harrison, Robert ^a   Charney, William ^c   Borwegan, Bill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Service Employees International Union   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VENTILATOR;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 1642412055     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000116808.46760.06     Document Type: Letter

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