Epidemiologic clues to SARS origin in China

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1030-1037

  Xu, Rui Heng ^a   He, Jian Feng ^a   Evans, Meirion R ^b,c   Peng, Guo Wen ^a   Field, Hume E ^d   Yu, De Wen ^a   Lee, Chin Kei ^e   Luo, Hui Min ^a   Lin, Wei Sheng ^a   Lin, Peng ^a   Li, Ling Hui ^a   Liang, Wen Jia ^a   Lin, Jin Yan ^a   Schnur, Alan ^f  

^a GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOOD HANDLING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; RISK; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 2542611561     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1006.030852     Document Type: Article

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