Prevalence of subclinical infection by the SARS coronavirus among general practitioners in Hong Kong

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-290

  Yu, Wai Cho ^a   Tsang, Thomas Ho Fai ^b   Tong, Wing Lok ^a   Ng, Tak Keung ^a   Lim, Wilina ^b   Yeung, Henry Chiu Fat ^c   To, Wing Kin ^a   Lam, Bosco ^a   Tsang, Dominic Ngai Chong ^c   Ho, Thomas Ock Ling ^c   Lai, Sik To ^a   Tong, Kwok Lung ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Health ^*  (China)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEROLOGY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 2642533523     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410019525     Document Type: Article

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