The Ebola epidemic and public health response

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 15-23

  Moll, R ^a   Reece, S ^a   Cosford, P ^a   Kessel, A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ebola; Ebola virus disease; public health; Public Health England; viral haemorrhagic fever; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ENGLAND; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS SCREENING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

AFRICA, WESTERN; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84960460556     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldw007     Document Type: Article

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