Nosocomial transmission of SARS

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 473-476

  Lee, Nelson ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUID; CORONAVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIC; FECES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT CARE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAFF TRAINING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2342610056     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-003-0089-4     Document Type: Review

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