Drive-through screening center for covid-19: A safe and efficient screening system against massive community outbreak

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2020, Pages

  Kwon, Ki Tae ^a   Ko, Jae Hoon ^b   Shin, Heejun ^c   Sung, Minki ^d   Kim, Jin Yong ^e  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Sejong University   (South Korea)

^e Department of Internal Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

COVID 19; Drive through; Outbreak; SARS CoV 2; Screening

Indexed keywords

COVID-19; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CAR; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

AUTOMOBILES; BETACORONAVIRUS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 85082060859     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e123     Document Type: Article

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