Exploring the importance of infection prevention and control measures in the 2014 outbreak of ebola

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue OCTOBER, 2015, Pages

  Shrivastava, Saurabh R ^a   Shrivastava, Prateek S ^a   Ramasamy, Jegadeesh ^a  

^a Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Deemed to Be University   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

CASE MANAGEMENT; DEATH; DISINFECTION; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EPIDEMIC; GUINEA; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RITUAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84943629632     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.166506     Document Type: Letter

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