SARS assessment clinic: A rapid response to an infectious outbreak

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 162-167

  Rutledge, Tim ^a,b   Penciner, Rick ^a,b   Popovich, Karyn ^a  

^a NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment clinic; Outbreak; SARS; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FURNITURE; HOSPITAL BUILDING; INFLUENZA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 27944488810     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500013208     Document Type: Review

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