An interim review of the epidemiological characteristics of 2019 novel coronavirus

Epidemiology and Health

Volumn 42, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Ryu, Sukhyun ^a,i   Chun, Byung Chul ^b   Kim, Dong Hyun ^c   Cheong, Hae Kwan ^d   Lee, Heeyoung ^e   Son, Hyunjin ^f   Park, Ji Hyuk ^g   Kim, Jong Hun ^d   Lee, Kwan ^g   Ko, Kwang Pil ^h   Cho, Sung Il ^j   Choe, Young June ^c  

^a Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Pusan National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^h Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Konyang University   (South Korea)

^j Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Characteristics; Coronavirus; Epidemiology; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMAN; KOREA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNCERTAINTY; CORONAVIRINAE; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 85080076136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20927193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2020006     Document Type: Article

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