Cross-sectional study of Ebola virus disease preparedness among National Health Service hospital trusts in England

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 11-18

  Martin, T C S ^a,b   Chand, M A ^a,c   Bogue, P ^a   Aryee, A ^a,b   Mabey, D ^d   Douthwaite, S D ^a   Reece, S ^c   Stoller, P ^e   Price, N M ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e La Jolla Country Day   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebola virus disease; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESUSCITATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSMISSION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84938286029     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.04.021     Document Type: Article

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