Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 222-228 , June 2003

Responding to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak: Lessons learned in a Toronto emergency department

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 For reprints, write: Carolyn Farquharson, RN, MN, ENCC, or Karen Baguley, RN, MScN, Mount Sinai Hospital, Emergency Department, 600 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5; E-mail: cfarquharson@mtsinai.on.ca or kbaguley@mtsinai.on.ca .

PII: S0099-1767(03)00191-0

doi: 10.1067/men.2003.109

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 222-228 , June 2003