Coronaphobia among healthcare professionals in Mexico: A psychometric analysis.
The present study examined the validity of the coronaphobia phenomenon with healthcare professionals using a psychometric approach. Using SurveyMonkey, an adapted version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale—Healthcare version (CAS-HC) was administered to 231 adult healthcare professionals in Mexico. Co...
| Publicado en: | Death Studies Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 280 - 290 |
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2022
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