Prompting the first WHO global health alert for over a decade, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was first recognised in South-East Asia in February 2003. With the causative agent now identified as a new strain of coronavirus, the medical world has gained important knowledge on the aetiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathogenesis, epidemiology, disease treatment and infection control with amazing speed. Despite this, major gaps remain in our understanding - the race is on to develop new cures and effective vaccines, and the long-term impact on health, society and economics are starting to unravel. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: A Clinical Guide meets the urgent need for a comprehensive, authoritative reference guide for everyone in the medical and scientific community engaged in the fight against SARS: Definitive book on SARS, clearly and accurately documenting the extraordinary medical and scientific events around this new epidemic International experts in the field, with many contributors from the WHO and CDC Will help reader to understand and prevent future outbreaks with a repeat of the same consequences
Product Identifiers
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN-13
9781405130318
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95291140
Product Key Features
Author
Malik Peiris, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Larry J. Anderson, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Klaus Stohr
Publication Name
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
232mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
656g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Klaus Stohr, Malik Peiris, Larry J. Anderson
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Best Selling in Adult Learning & University
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Adult Learning & University