SARS Transmission, Risk Factors, and Prevention in Hong Kong

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 587-592

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a,b   Tsui, Hiyi ^a   Lau, Mason ^a   Yang, Xilin ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1842536295     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1004.030628     Document Type: Article

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