Lessons from the past: Perspectives on severe acute respiratory syndrome

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Koh, David ^a   Sng, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

health care workers; occupational health; public health; SARS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77953826213     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510373010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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