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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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The U.S. Response to COVID-19
In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers discuss the U.S. COVID-19 response from a variety of perspectives including pandemic preparedness, emergency response capacity and delivery, and economic impacts.
Mar 16, 2020
Multimedia
The Global Spread of COVID-19: Call with RAND Experts
In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers answer a wide range of questions about the recent outbreak of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.
Mar 4, 2020
Commentary
Is Coronavirus Another SARS?
The 2002 SARS pandemic infected more than 8,000 people and killed 774. In what ways is the coronavirus outbreak similar? And how is it different?
Jan 28, 2020
Journal Article
Cognitive Reflection and Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections
For some clinical decisions, there may be a 'sweet-spot' in which the benefits of intuitive versus reflective clinical decisonmaking are in balance.
Apr 22, 2016
Journal Article
Predicting Support for Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions During Infectious Outbreaks: A Four Region Analysis
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are an important public health tool for responding to infectious disease outbreaks, including pandemics.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Learning About After Action Reporting from the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: A Workshop Summary
The after action report/improvement plan (AAR/IP) can be useful for both accountability and quality improvement, but these objectives require different foci and methodological approaches.
Apr 12, 2013
Journal Article
More Frequent Natural Disasters Could Damage Health Outcomes in Developing Countries
Researchers present one of the first investigations into the impact of small and moderate disasters on morbidity, physical growth, and immunizations by combining household data on over 80,000 children from rural India.
Jan 1, 2012
Report
Preparing Hospitals and Clinics for the Psychological Consequences of a Terrorist Incident or Other Public Health Emergency
Provides a curricula that can be used to train hospital and clinic staff as well as department of mental health staff about how to prepare for and respond to the psychological consequences of large-scale disasters.
Dec 11, 2007
Report
Learning from Experience: The Public Health Response to West Nile Virus, SARS, Monkeypox, and Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States
Describes the response of state and local health departments to outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), monkeypox, West Nile virus, and hepatitis A.
Aug 31, 2005
Report
Proceedings of the 6th Annual RAND-China Reform Forum Conference, August 28-29, 2003 (U)
Contains papers and discussant comments from a conference on economic and political-security subjects of mutual concern to China and the United States.
Jan 1, 2004
Commentary
U.S. Foreign Policy Must Include the Eradication of Dangerous Diseases
commentaries by RAND Staff: insightful commentaries on current events, published in newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide.
Jul 14, 2003
Journal Article
Methodological Issues for Eliciting Local Signs/Symptoms/illness Terms Associated with Acute Respiratory Illnesses
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are among the principal causes of mortality of children under 5 years of age.
Jan 1, 1996

RAND Topic:
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Topic Synonyms:
SARS