A comparison of personal protective standards: Caring for patients with Ebola virus

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages E1-E8

  Franklin, Sativa Michelle ^a  

^a 86Th Combat Support Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebola; Personal protective equipment; PPE standards

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; LIBERIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; LIBERIA; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84957970160     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000183     Document Type: Article

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