Perception of benefits and costs during SARS outbreak: An 18-month prospective study

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 870-879

  Cheng, Cecilia ^a   Wong, Wai Man ^a   Tsang, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Benefit finding; Defensiveness; Posttraumatic growth; Psychosocial resources; SARS; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749621391     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.870     Document Type: Article

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