Ebola treatment and prevention are not the only battles: Understanding Ebola-related fear and stigma

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 55-56

  Karamouzian, Mohammad ^a,b   Hategekimana, Celestin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Rwanda Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

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EID: 85002189012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.128     Document Type: Letter

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