Anxiety symptoms and preventive measures during the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan

Abstract Background It is hypothesized that anxiety and behavioral responses are intense at the beginning of an epidemic. The objective of this study was to investigate anxiety symptoms and use of preventive measures against COVID-19. The study also compared the association between preventive measur...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Li Ping Wong, Chia-Chun Hung, Haridah Alias, Tony Szu-Hsien Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-07-01
Subjects:	COVID-19 STAI-6 Preventive measures Public anxiety Taiwan
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-020-02786-8

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