quarantine: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Quarantine Through History. | Sep 04, 2026 | ||
| Display issue corrected and cross-references added. | Nov 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Control of Epidemics by Quarantine and Isolation Strategies in Highly Mobile Populations. | Mar 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New England Journal of Medicine - Covid-19 ? The Law and Limits of Quarantine. | Oct 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Journal of Biomedical Research and Environmental Sciences - Quarantine: Concept, Origin and Impact on COVID-19 Pandemic. | Aug 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Lancet - The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence. | Jun 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine. | Apr 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Quarantine at home - coping tips. | Mar 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - What does quarantine mean? | Jan 18, 2023 | ||
| Added information on quarantine and stay-at-home measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Feb 15, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 12, 2017 | ||
| Clarified opening sentence and added cross-references. | Jan 12, 2017 | ||
| Added new Web site: PBS - NOVA - History of Quarantine. | Jun 16, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - History of Quarantine. | Jun 16, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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