Post-SARS infection control in the hospital and clinic

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-295

  Chow, C B ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clinic; Hospital; Infection control; SARS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; FACE MASK; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ALGORITHMS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MASKS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRIAGE;

EID: 7744242752     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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