SARS: Responding to an unknown virus

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 589-595

  Tambyah, P A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUARANTINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 4544304103     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1175-8     Document Type: Review

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