Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): Knowledge, attitudes, practices and sources of information among physicians answering a SARS fever hotline service

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-19

  Deng, J F ^a,c   Olowokure, Babatunde ^b,c   Kaydos Daniels, S C ^d   Chang, H J ^e   Barwick, R S ^f   Lee, M L ^g   Deng, C Y ^h   Factor, S H ^f   Chiang, C E ⁱ   Maloney, S A ^f   Kamara, K O'Bai ^b,d   Roth, C ^b,d   Sobel, H ^b,d   Macedo de Oliveira, A ^b,j   Marx, M A ^b,j   Park, S Y ^b,f   Watson, J T ^b,k   Wang, S ^b,l   Wong, D ^b,d   Wong, W ^b,m  

^a Taipei Medical Association   (Taiwan)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^f NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^g TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

ⁱ TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^j CDC   (United States)

^k CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^l CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^m SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

Attitudes; Fever; Hotline; Information; Knowledge; Physician; Practices; Questionnaire survey; SARS; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARDIZATION; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE;

EID: 29544443157     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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