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Case Reports
. 2003 Jun 2;178(11):555-8.
doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05358.x.

Preventing local transmission of SARS: lessons from Singapore

Dale A Fisher  1 , Madeleine H L Chew, Yean-Teng Lim, Paul A Tambyah
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Case Reports

Preventing local transmission of SARS: lessons from Singapore

Dale A Fisher et al. Med J Aust. .
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Hospital transmission from index case (”1st symptom” included fever, myalgia, cough or dyspnoea)
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