Effects of a major earthquake on the status of pre-existing physical illness and levels psychosocial distress in community inhabitants

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 322-328

  Chiu, Tai Yuan ^a   Hu, Wen Yu ^a   Lue, Bee Horng ^a   Chen, Ching Yu ^a   Hsieh, Bor Shen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Physical illness; Psychologic distress; Resource loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; HEALTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036307502     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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