Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China
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OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to investigate the knowledge of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) among Chinese medical students. METHODS A structured questionnaire on MERS was conducted among 214 medical students in China. RESULTS The average correction of the single question varied from 36.0% to 89.7%. There is a significant difference on MERS knowledge among different majors of medical students (p < 0.05). Management students scored significantly higher than students of other majors (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Chinese medical students had good knowledge of MERS. The MERS knowledge score varied among students of different majors. Education on disease control should be included in the school curriculum.
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Erratum: Li, M., et al. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 13289-13294.
We wish to make the following correction to the published paper [1]. The corresponding author's name is incorrect. It should be " Wenjie Sun " , not " Sun Wenjie ". We apologize to the authors of the article and readers of the journal for any inconvenience. Middle east respiratory syndrome and medical students: Letter from China. Int.
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