Emergency medical services in response to the middle east respiratory syndrome outbreak in Korea

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 611-616

  Lee, Kang Hyun ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Emergency room; Infection; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING (AREA); DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PATIENT CARE; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84938373471     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2015.58.7.611     Document Type: Article

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