Severe acute respiratory syndrome - Retrospect and lessons of 2004 outbreak in China

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 445-451

  Liang, Wan Nian ^a,b,c,d   Zhao, Tao ^a   Liu, Ze Jun ^b   Guan, Bao Ying ^a   He, Xiong ^b   Liu, Min ^c   Chen, Qi ^d   Liu, Gai Fen ^d   Wu, Jiang ^b   Huang, Ruo Gang ^b   Xie, Xue Qin ^b   Wu, Zheng Lai ^e  

^a Beijing Municipal Health Bureau   (China)

^b Beijing Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Bio safety; China; Laboratory; Outbreak; Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 33847322618     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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