Lessons from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): Implications for infection control

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 610-616

  Wenzel, Richard P ^a   Bearman, Gonzalo ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergent infectious diseases; Health care workers; Infection control; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CONCEPT FORMATION; CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MORTALITY; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 26444575819     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.03.040     Document Type: Article

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