Ebola virus disease and children: What pediatric health care professionals need to know

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1087-1088

  Peacock, Georgina ^a   Uyeki, Timothy M ^a   Rasmussen, Sonja A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST AFRICAN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84915796038     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: 21686211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2835     Document Type: Short Survey

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