Hindsight: A re-analysis of the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in Beijing

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 725-733

  Liang, W ^a   McLaws, M L ^b   Liu, M ^c   Mi, J ^d   Chan, D K Y ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Department of Pediatric Surgery   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemic curve; SARS outbreak; Spot mapping

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MAPPING; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CITY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34548019971     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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