Experience of Chicagoland acute care hospitals in preparing for Ebola virus disease, 2014–2015

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 582-591

  Bleasdale, Susan C ^a   Sikka, Monica K ^a   Moritz, Donna C ^a   Fritzen Pedicini, Charissa ^b   Stiehl, Emily ^b   Brosseau, Lisa M ^b   Jones, Rachael M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebola virus disease; healthcare personnel training; high consequence infections; occupational health; personal protective equipment; qualitative research; standard precautions

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ILLINOIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EBOLAVIRUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85068648935     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2019.1628966     Document Type: Article

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