Reactions and coping strategies of elderly people to the crisis of SARS

Hallym International Journal of Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-63

  Liu, Karen P Y ^a   Chan, Chetwyn C ^a   Yau, Matthew K ^a   Yuen, Alex S ^a   Tang, K C ^a   Chung, Jenny C C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Elderly; SARS; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TELEPHONE;

EID: 13644269451     PISSN: 15356523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TJ52-K9QE-WTTX-0R3G     Document Type: Article

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