Transmission of SARS in three Chinese hospitals

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 71-78

  Cooper, Ben S ^a   Fang, Li Qun ^b   Zhou, Jie Ping ^c   Feng, Dan ^a,d   Lv, Hui ^e   Wei, Mao Ti ^f   Wang, Shi Xin ^f   Cao, Wu Chun ^b   De Vlas, Sake J ^g  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

^d CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^e Chinese People's Armed Forces Hospital of Beijing   (China)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

^g ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Hospital; SARS; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70350632419     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02346.x     Document Type: Article

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