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Collateral damage: the unforeseen effects of emergency outbreak policies
The 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome took the province of Ontario, Canada, by surprise. A lack of planning and the decentralised nature of the health-care system meant that disruptive control measures had to be put in place to control the outbreak. Several of the control strategies...
| Autores principales: | , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd.
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7128908/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15522682 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(04)01176-4 |
| Sumario: | The 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome took the province of Ontario, Canada, by surprise. A lack of planning and the decentralised nature of the health-care system meant that disruptive control measures had to be put in place to control the outbreak. Several of the control strategies were difficult to implement and resulted in considerable confusion, fear, and costs. We discuss these difficulties and offer suggestions for improving outbreak planning. |
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