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Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Public Health Emergency and Crisis Management: Case Study of SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak.

Hemin Choi, Wonhyuk Cho, Min-Hyu Kim, Joon-Young Hur

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Observational study in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Novel Case-Based Reasoning System for Public Health Emergencies.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021
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  18. Fast Response to Superspreading: Uncertainty and Complexity in the Context of COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Hemin ChoiGraduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Wonhyuk ChoWellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6011, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-7607-6480
Min-Hyu KimSchool of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8078-0526
Joon-Young HurKorea Institute of Public Administration, Seoul 03367, Korea.
Hainan University · CNSeoul National University · KRThe Korea Institute of Public Administration · KRVictoria University of Wellington · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused an unparalleled public health crisis, delivering an immense shock to humanity. With the virus's health consequences largely unknown, different health systems around the globe have pursued various avenues of crisis management. South Korea, troubled early by the virus, was once the second most affected nation in the world. Arrays of measures in South Korea, such as large-scale diagnostic testing and technology-based comprehensive contact tracing, have brought about debates among public health experts and medical professionals. This case study describes the major cluster transmissions in SARS-CoV-2 hotspots in South Korea (such as a religious sect, a call center, logistics facilities, and nightclubs) and offers early observations on how South Korean public health authorities acted in response to the initial outbreak of the virus and to the new waves prompted by re-opening economies. We then discuss the way in which South Korea's experience can act as a reference for shaping other countries' public health strategies in pandemic crisis management.

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Public Health AdministrationBetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory TechniquesCommunicable Disease ControlCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingHumansOrganizational Case StudiesPandemicsPersonal Protective EquipmentPneumonia, ViralRepublic of KoreaSARS-CoV-2coronaviruspandemicpublic healthSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID32512742
PMCPMC7313043
OpenAlexW3033588133

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