The 1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak: lessons hospitals and physicians can apply to future viral epidemics

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 446-452

  Hall, Ryan C W ^a   Hall, Richard C W ^b   Chapman, Marcia J ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ebola; Epidemics; Hemorrhagic virus; Kikwit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; DISASTER; DISEASE COURSE; EBOLA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEAR; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RELIEF WORK; STRIKES, EMPLOYEE; TRIAGE;

EID: 50949102220     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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