Impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome care on the general health status of healthcare workers in Taiwan

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-79

  Chen, Ning Hung ^a,b   Wang, Pa Chun ^c,d   Hsieh, Meng Jer ^a   Huang, Chung Chi ^a   Kao, Kuo Chin ^a   Chen, Ya Hui ^c   Tsai, Ying Huang ^a,e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUARANTINE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846866707     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508824     Document Type: Article

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