Costly Lessons from the 2015 middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak in Korea

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 274-276

  Lee, Sang Il ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Middle East respiratory syndrome; Outbreak; Republic of Korea

Indexed keywords

CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUARANTINE;

CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUARANTINE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84948991221     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.15.064     Document Type: Review

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