Laboratory safety aspects of SARS at Biosafety Level 2

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 252-256

  Barkham, Timothy M S ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Controls; Guidelines; Risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOSAFETY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENGINEERING; EPIDEMIC; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SPUTUM SMEAR; STAFF TRAINING; TUBE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2542479739     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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