SARS, emerging infections, and bioterrorism preparedness

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 483-484

  Weber, Stephen G ^a   Bottei, Ed ^b   Cook, Richard ^a   O'Connor, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LETHALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SHORT SURVEY; SMALLPOX; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

EID: 4043182815     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(04)01098-9     Document Type: Letter

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