Ebola and other viral haemorrhagic fevers: A local operational approach

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 515-522

  Moore, Luke S P ^a   Moore, Misha ^b   Sriskandan, Shiranee ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPORIATRICS; EPIDEMIC; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE;

EID: 84909981292     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2014.75.9.515     Document Type: Review

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