Effectiveness of control measures during the SARS epidemic in Beijing: A comparison of the Rt curve and the epidemic curve

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 562-566

  Cowling, B J ^a   Ho, L M ^a   Leung, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CHINA; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ISOLATION; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 40449120585     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807008722     Document Type: Article

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