2021
Comparison of Estimated Effectiveness of Case-Based and Population-Based Interventions on COVID-19 Containment in Taiwan
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2003
Transmission Dynamics and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Lipsitch M, Cohen T, Cooper B, Robins JM, Ma S, James L, Gopalakrishna G, Chew SK, Tan CC, Samore MH, Fisman D, Murray M. Transmission Dynamics and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Science 2003, 300: 1966-1970. PMID: 12766207, PMCID: PMC2760158, DOI: 10.1126/science.1086616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndromeAcute respiratory syndromeRespiratory syndromePublic health effortsDetailed epidemiologic dataSingle infectious caseEpidemiologic dataSecondary casesAbsence of interventionInfectious casesEpidemic curveTransmission dynamicsSyndromeReproductive numberControl measuresIllnessIllnesses of humansMonths