Psychological impact of the SARS outbreak on a Singaporean rehabilitation department

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 417-423

  Sin, Sim So ^a   Huak, Chan Yiok ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Infection control; Psychological impact; SARS; Singapore; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929928483     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2004.11.9.19589     Document Type: Article

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