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SARS unmasked : risk communication of pandemics and influenza in Canada / Michael G. Tyshenko ; with assistance from Cathy Paterson.

Author/creator Tyshenko, Michael G. (Michael George), 1964-
Other author/creatorPaterson, Cathy.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoMontreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press,
Descriptionxii, 451 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 34
McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 34. ^A1128843
Contents Part one: SARS in Canada. SARS timeline : what happened when in Canada -- Emergency room culture and dealing with SARS -- Properties of coronaviruses and factors contributing to SARS transmission -- The SARS experience -- The social amplification of rish and SARS as a risk issue -- The stigma of SARS and its effect on people and places -- The need for sex- and gender-sensitive supports for healthcare workers during infectious disease outbreaks -- SARS hospitals and infectious disease response -- Public SARS reports : recommendations from expert panels -- Part two: Risk Communication and pandemic disease. Risk communication of SARS in Canada -- SARS and risk communication in other affected countries -- Avian influenza -- Emergancy preparedness for future pandemics : lessons from SARS.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [401]-440) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010282057
ISBN9780773536173 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0773536175 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780773536180 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0773536183 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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