Preparing to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome and other respiratory infections

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 684-689

  Ho, Mei Shang ^a,c   Su, Ih Jen ^b  

^a Institute of Biomedical Science   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 7544241205     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(04)01174-0     Document Type: Review

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