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Health workers perceptions and attitude about Ghana’s preparedness towards preventing, containing, and managing Ebola Virus Disease

BACKGROUND: Ebola virus is highly infectious and the disease can be very fatal. The World Health Organization has declared the 2014–2015 Ebola Virus Disease outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. In response to this, preparations were made in various health facilities and entry...

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Autores principales:	Adongo, Philip Baba, Tabong, Philip Teg-Nefaah, Asampong, Emmanuel, Ansong, Joana, Robalo, Magda, Adanu, Richard M.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5389014/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403852 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2225-0

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