Preparedness for admission of patients with suspected Ebola virus disease in European hospitals: A survey, August-September 2014

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 19, Issue 48, 2014, Pages

  de Jong, M D ^a   Reusken, C ^b   Horby, P ^c   Koopmans, M ^b   Bonten, M ^d   Chiche, J D ^e   Giaquinto, C ^f   Welte, T ^g   Leus, F ^d   Schotsman, J ^d   Goossens, H ^h  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e université Paris Cité   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^h ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; EBOLA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

EID: 84919724925     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.48.20980     Document Type: Article

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