The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome on medical house staff: A qualitative study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 381-385

  Rambaldini, Gloria ^a   Wilson, Kumanan ^a   Rath, Darlyne ^a   Lin, Yulia ^b   Gold, Wayne L ^a   Kapral, Moira K ^a   Straus, Sharon E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medical house staff; Outbreak; Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome; Training program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EPIDEMIC; EXPERIENCE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULTATION SERVICE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; ONTARIO; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 22144447851     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0099.x     Document Type: Article

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