Environmental and occupational health response to SARS, Taiwan, 2003

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1187-1194

  Esswein, Eric J ^a   Kiefer, Max ^a   Wallingford, Ken ^a   Burr, Greg ^a   Lee, Lukas Jyhun Hsiarn ^b   Wang, Jung Der ^c   Wang, Shun Chih ^d   Su, Ih Jen ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Atlanta Field Office ^*  (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Institute of Occupational Safety and Health   (Taiwan)

^e CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MILITARY MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SCREENING TEST; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 3042824538     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1007.030728     Document Type: Review

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