Case fatality of SARS in mainland China and associated risk factors

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 21-27

  Jia, Na ^a   Feng, Dan ^a,b   Fang, Li Qun ^a   Richardus, Jan Hendrik ^c   Han, Xiao Na ^a   Cao, Wu Chun ^a   De Vlas, Sake J ^c  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case fatality ratio; China; Risk factors; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70350629574     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02147.x     Document Type: Article

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