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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 36, 2004 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Prevalence of subclinical infection by the SARS coronavirus among general practitioners in Hong Kong

Wai Cho Yu From the Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Thoma Sho Fai Tsang Department of Health, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
,
Wing Lok Tong From the Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
,
Tak Keung Ng Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Wilina Lim Department of Health, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Henry Chiu Fat Yeung Hong Kong Doctors Union, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Wing Kin To Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Bosco Lam Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Dominic Ngai Chong Tsang Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Thomas Ock Ling Ho Hong Kong Doctors Union, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Sik To Lai From the Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Kwok Lung Tong From the Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Pages 287-290 | Received 14 Jan 2004, Accepted 10 Feb 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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