Public health measures implemented during the SARS outbreak in Singapore, 2003

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-26

  James, L ^a   Shindo, N ^b   Cutter, J ^a   Ma, S ^a   Chew, Suok Kai ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Prevention and control; Public health measures; SARS

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH MONITORING; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LAW; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING TEST; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CONTACT TRACING; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUARANTINE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 29544444578     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-6-20     Document Type: Article

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