Lessons from the SARS crisis - More relevant than ever

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 299-300

  Tan, Ban Hock ^a   Leo, Yee Sin ^b   Chew, Suok Kai ^c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; LITERATURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33745642114     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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