Epidemiologic parameters of the middle east respiratory syndrome outbreak in Korea, 2015

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 108-117

  Park, Sun Hee ^a   Kim, Woo Joo ^b   Yoo, Jin Hong ^a   Choi, Jung Hyun ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Countermeasures; Incubation period; Korea; Middle east respiratory syndrome; Reproduction number

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; SOUTH KOREA; TREND STUDY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84983001398     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2016.48.2.108     Document Type: Article

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