Living under the constant threat of ebola: A phenomenological study of survivors and family caregivers during an ebola outbreak

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 217-224

  Matua, Gerald Amandu ^a   Wal, Dirk Mostert Van Der ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

caregivers; Ebola epidemic; lived experience; phenomenology; qualitative nursing research; survivors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84940641572     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000116     Document Type: Article

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