SARS preparedness checklist for state and local health officials.
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A planning checklist for widespread severe acute respiratory syndrome, modeled on an Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) pandemic influenza planning checklist, was developed jointly by ASTHO, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This checklist, distributed May 2003, has been widely used.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Emerging infectious diseases
دوره 10 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004