Psychosocial effects of SARS on hospital staff: Survey of a large tertiary care institution

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 793-798

  Nickell, Leslie A ^a,b   Crighton, Eric J ^a   Tracy, C Shawn ^a   Al Enazy, Hadi ^b   Bolaji, Yemisi ^b   Hanjrah, Sagina ^b   Hussain, Ayesha ^b   Makhlouf, Samia ^b   Upshur, Ross E G ^a,b,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYEE; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MASK; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 1542313755     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031077     Document Type: Article

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