The epidemiology of MERS-CoV

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-7

  Fisman, David N ^a   Tuite, Ashleigh R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPORIATRICS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; LUNG INFECTION; MIDDLE EAST; MIDDLE EASTERN RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATION; TOURISM; TRAVEL;

EID: 84890431766     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70283-4     Document Type: Letter

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