Psychological impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome on health workers in a tertiary hospital
- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 185 (2), 127-133
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.185.2.127
Abstract
Background The sudden emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused international anxiety owing to its highly contagious and pandemic transmission. Health workers are vulnerable and are at high risk of infection.Keywords
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