The Ebola epidemic in West Africa: Challenges, opportunities, and policy priority areas

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-40

  Buseh, Aaron G ^a   Stevens, Patricia E ^a   Bromberg, Mel ^b   Kelber, Sheryl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b WaterSHED International   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebola epidemic in West Africa; Global health; Health care systems in sub Saharan Africa; Health systems improvement

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA, WESTERN; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS;

EID: 84922996028     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2014.12.013     Document Type: Article

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