Positive mental health-related impacts of the SARS epidemic on the general public in Hong Kong and their associations with other negative impacts

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 114-124

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a   Yang, Xilin ^a   Tsui, H Y ^a   Pang, Ellie ^a   Wing, Yun Kwok ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Community response; Hong Kong; Mental health; Post traumatic growth; SARS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REST; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33745854145     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.10.019     Document Type: Article

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