Pre-Ebola virus disease laboratory system and related challenges in Liberia

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Kennedy, Stephen B ^a,b   Dogba, John B ^a   Wasunna, Christine L ^b   Sahr, Philip ^a,b   Eastman, Candace B ^c   Bolay, Fatorma K ^a,b,d   Mason, Gloria T ^d   Kieh, Mark W S ^b  

^a Ministry of Health   (Liberia)

^b John F Kennedy Medical Center   (Liberia)

^c Africabio Enterprises Inc   (Liberia)

^d First Floor   (Liberia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; BLOOD SAFETY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LIBERIA; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL;

EID: 85041743344     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v5i3.508     Document Type: Article

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