Incubation period as part of the case definition of severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 42, 2012, Pages

  Nishiura, H ^a,b   Mizumoto, K ^a,c   Ejima, K ^a,d   Zhong, Y ^a   Cowling, B J ^a   Omori, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 84868096275     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
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