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Identification and containment of an outbreak of SARS in a community hospital

Hy A. Dwosh, Harry H.L. Hong, Douglas Austgarden, Stanley Herman and Richard Schabas
CMAJ May 27, 2003 168 (11) 1415-1420;
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vol. 168 no. 11 1415-1420
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  • Published online May 27, 2003.
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  1. Hy A. Dwosh,
  2. Harry H.L. Hong,
  3. Douglas Austgarden,
  4. Stanley Herman,
  5. Richard Schabas
  1. Dr. Dwosh is ICU Director, Department of Medicine; Dr. Hong is with the Department of Medicine; Dr. Austgarden is with the Department of Emergency Medicine; Dr. Herman is with the Department of Anesthesia; and Dr. Schabas is Chief of Staff, York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr. Hy Dwosh, ICU Director, York Central Hospital, 10 Trench St., Richmond Hill ON L4C 4Z3; fax 905 883-2802; hdwosh{at}yorkcentral.on.ca
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