Preparedness planning and care of patients under investigation for or with Ebola virus disease: A survey of physicians in North America

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 65-68

  Lewis, Jessica D ^a   Enfield, Kyle B ^a,b   Perl, Trish M ^c,d   Sifri, Costi D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Outbreak; Physician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES; CIVIL DEFENSE; NORTH AMERICA; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CIVIL DEFENSE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICIANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85009798956     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.09.013     Document Type: Article

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