Quality of life and psychological status in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome at 3 months postdischarge

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 513-519

  Kwek, Seow Khee ^a   Chew, Wuen Ming ^a   Ong, Kian Chung ^a   Ng, Alan Wei Keong ^a   Lee, Lawrence Soon U ^a   Kaw, Gregory ^a   Leow, Melvin Khee Shing ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Psychological; Quality of life; Stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGAPORE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646137554     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.08.020     Document Type: Article

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