SARS: A case study in emerging infections

SARS: A Case Study in Emerging Infections

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-142

  McLean, Angela ^a   May, Robert ^a   Pattison, John ^b   Weiss, Robin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aids; Airline networks; Epidemic; Healthcare systems; Infection; Infectious agent; Pandemic influenza; Protection; Quarantining

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919627509     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198568193.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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