Impact of a viral respiratory epidemic on the practice of medicine and rehabilitation: Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1365-1370

  Lim, Peter A ^a,b   Ng, Yee Sien ^a   Tay, Boon Keng ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection control; Rehabilitation; SARS virus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CORONAVIRUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CARRIER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECZEMA; EPIDEMIC; FECES; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SECRETION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SUCTION; TRACHEOTOMY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COST OF ILLNESS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3543088636     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.01.022     Document Type: Article

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