More PPE protects better against Ebola

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 731-

  Verbeek, Jos H ^a   Mihalache, Raluca Cecilia ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; SIERRA LEONE;

CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 84961233748     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.024     Document Type: Letter

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