SARS in Singapore: Surveillance strategies in a globalising city

Health Policy

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-291

  Teo, Peggy ^a   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a   Ong, Shir Nee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Globalisation; Public health; Space; State; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; TOURISM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 18144377014     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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