Ebola preparedness: A personal perspective

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-10

  Yiannakis, E P ^a   Boswell, T C ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ebola virus disease; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAFF TRAINING; WEST AFRICA; CROSS INFECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VIROLOGY;

AFRICA, WESTERN; CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 84938293357     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.06.009     Document Type: Note

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