Preparedness and the importance of meeting the needs of healthcare workers: a qualitative study on Ebola.
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Preparedness and the importance of meeting the needs of healthcare workers: a qualitative study on Ebola.Published in
J Hosp Infect 2017, advance online publication (ahead of print)Publiekssamenvatting
Healthcare workers (HCWs) face specific challenges in infectious disease outbreaks, which provide unusual, new events with exposure risk. The fear of infection or new, unknown tasks in an unfamiliar setting, for example, may complicate outbreak management.PMID
28690117ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.jhin.2017.07.001
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