Epidemiology and control of SARS in Singapore.

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Published in Ann Acad Med Singapore on May 01, 2006

Authors

Kee-Tai Goh1, Jeffery Cutter, Bee-Hoon Heng, Stefan Ma, Benjamin K W Koh, Cynthia Kwok, Cheong-Mui Toh, Suok-Kai Chew

Author Affiliations

1: Communicable Diseases, Health Regulation Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore. goh_kee_tai@moh.gov.sg

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