Risk perception and impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on work and personal lives of healthcare workers in Singapore: What can we learn?

Medical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 676-682

  Koh, David ^a   Meng, Kin Lim ^a   Sin, Eng Chia ^a   Soo, Meng Ko ^b   Qian, Feng ^a   Ng, Vivian ^a   Ban, Hock Tan ^c   Kok, Seng Wong ^c   Wuen, Ming Chew ^d   Hui, Kheng Tang ^d   Ng, Winston ^e   Muttakin, Zainal ^e   Emmanuel, Shanta ^f   Ngan, Phoon Fong ^g   Koh, Gerald ^h   Chong, Teck Kwa ⁱ   Tan, Keson Beng Choon ^j   Fones, Calvin ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^g St Luke's Hospital   (Singapore)

^h Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital   (Singapore)

ⁱ National Dental Centre of Singapore   (Singapore)

^j NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Risk perception; SARS; Social and work impact

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 22244486993     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000167181.36730.cc     Document Type: Article

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