Anxiety among university students during the SARS epidemic in Hong Kong

Stress and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-35

  Wong, Tze Wai ^a   Gao, Yang ^a   Tam, Wilson Wai San ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Hong Kong; SARS; Students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 33847039874     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1116     Document Type: Article

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