Medical residents’ attitudes and emotions related to Middle East respiratory syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 942-947

  Aldrees, Turki ^a   Al Ghobain, Mohammed ^c   Alenezi, Abdullah ^c   Alqaryan, Saleh ^e   Aldabeeb, Dana ^f   Alotaibi, Najed ^f   Alzahrani, Kamal ^d   Alharethy, Sami ^b  

^a PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c National Guard Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^f KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SAUDI ARABIA; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; MEDICAL EDUCATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 85028356774     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.9.20626     Document Type: Article

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