‘Once there is life, there is hope’ Ebola survivors’ experiences, behaviours and attitudes in Sierra Leone, 2015

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Karafillakis, Emilie ^a   Jalloh, Mohamed F ^b   Nuriddin, Azizeh ^c   Larson, Heidi J ^a   Whitworth, Jimmy ^a   Lees, Shelley ^a   Hageman, Kathy M ^c   Sengeh, Paul ^d   Jalloh, Mohammad B ^b   Bunnell, Rebecca ^c   Carroll, Dianna D ^e   Morgan, Oliver ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b FOCUS 1000 ^*  (Sierra Leone)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ^*  (Sierra Leone)

^e NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

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EID: 85064579999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000108     Document Type: Article

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