SARS and psychogeriatrics: Perspective and lessons from Hong Kong

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 871-873

  Chiu, Helen F K ^a,b   Lam, Linda C W ^a   Li, S W ^c   Chiu, Edmond ^d,e  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing   (Hong Kong)

^c CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e International College of Person Centered Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN;

DEMENTIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIC; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

AGED; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 0142028611     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1003     Document Type: Editorial

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