Understanding, compliance and psychological impact of the SARS quarantine experience

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 997-1007

  Reynolds, Donna L ^a   Garay, J R ^a   Deamond, S L ^a   Moran, M K ^a,b   Gold, W ^c   Styra, R ^c  

^a Clinical Development   (Canada)

^b Durham Region Health Department   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUARANTINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 44049085247     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807009156     Document Type: Article

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