The impact of work-related risk on nurses during the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong

Family and Community Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 274-287

  Chan, Sophia S C ^a,d   Leung, Gabriel M ^a   Tiwari, Agnes F Y ^a   Salili, Farideh ^a   Leung, Sharron S K ^a   Wong, David C N ^a   Wong, Alan S F ^b   Lai, Adela S F ^c   Tai, Hing Lam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nurses' physical and psychological health; Preventive measures; SARS; Severe acute respiratory disease; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WELLBEING;

EID: 21244485829     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200507000-00008     Document Type: Article

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