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At the epicentre : Hong Kong and the SARS outbreak / edited by Christine Loh and Civic Exchange.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2004.Description: xxvii, 285 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9622096832
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Contents:
Preface / Christine Loh Calendar of events / William Chiu and Veronica Galbraith -- Ch. 1 Unmasking SARS: voices from the epicentre / Alexandra A. Seno and Alejandro Reyes -- Ch. 2 At the frontline: the medical challenge / Moira Cahn-Young -- Ch. 3 Healing myself: diary of a SARS patient and doctor / Gregory Cheng -- Ch. 4 The new coronavirus: in search of the culprit / Moira Chan-Young and Christine Loh -- Ch. 5 The public health viewpoint / Gabriel M. Leung, Anthony J. Hedley, Edith MC Lau and Tai-Hing Lam -- Ch. 6 The numbers trail: what the data tells us / Alexis Lau -- Ch. 7 The mystery of Amoy Gardens / Stephen Ng -- Ch. 8 How the stunning outbreak of disease led to a stunning outbreak of dissent / Michael E. DeGolyer -- Ch. 9 The politics of SARS: the WHO, Hong Kong and mainland China / Christine Loh -- Ch. 10 SARS and China: old vs new politics / Christine Loh and YIP Yan Yan -- Ch. 11 The economic impact of SARS / Stephen Brown -- Ch. 12. The media and SARS / Christine Loh, Veronica Galbraith and William Chiu -- Ch. 13 SARS and the Hong Kong community / Christine Loh and Jennifer Welker -- Ch. 14 Lessons learned / Christine Loh.
Summary: What was really happening as Hong Kong struggled with SARS? In this text, the story of those extraordinary weeks unfolds with all its drama - personal, national and international, political, medical and scientific.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-280).

Preface / Christine Loh Calendar of events / William Chiu and Veronica Galbraith -- Ch. 1 Unmasking SARS: voices from the epicentre / Alexandra A. Seno and Alejandro Reyes -- Ch. 2 At the frontline: the medical challenge / Moira Cahn-Young -- Ch. 3 Healing myself: diary of a SARS patient and doctor / Gregory Cheng -- Ch. 4 The new coronavirus: in search of the culprit / Moira Chan-Young and Christine Loh -- Ch. 5 The public health viewpoint / Gabriel M. Leung, Anthony J. Hedley, Edith MC Lau and Tai-Hing Lam -- Ch. 6 The numbers trail: what the data tells us / Alexis Lau -- Ch. 7 The mystery of Amoy Gardens / Stephen Ng -- Ch. 8 How the stunning outbreak of disease led to a stunning outbreak of dissent / Michael E. DeGolyer -- Ch. 9 The politics of SARS: the WHO, Hong Kong and mainland China / Christine Loh -- Ch. 10 SARS and China: old vs new politics / Christine Loh and YIP Yan Yan -- Ch. 11 The economic impact of SARS / Stephen Brown -- Ch. 12. The media and SARS / Christine Loh, Veronica Galbraith and William Chiu -- Ch. 13 SARS and the Hong Kong community / Christine Loh and Jennifer Welker -- Ch. 14 Lessons learned / Christine Loh.

What was really happening as Hong Kong struggled with SARS? In this text, the story of those extraordinary weeks unfolds with all its drama - personal, national and international, political, medical and scientific.

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