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Ebola as a Test for Emerging Pathogen Preparedness: The Critical Role of Health Systems in Ensuring Support

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Mohamad G. Fakih ,
Michelle Heavens  and
Ann Hendrich
Mohamad G. Fakih*
Affiliation:
St. John Hospital and Medical Center and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan Care Excellence, Ascension Health, St. Louis, Missouri
Michelle Heavens
Affiliation:
Care Excellence, Ascension Health, St. Louis, Missouri
Ann Hendrich
Affiliation:
Care Excellence, Ascension Health, St. Louis, Missouri
*
Address correspondence to Mohamad G. Fakih, MD, MPH, Department of Infection Prevention and Control, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, 19251 Mack Ave, Ste 190, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 (Mohamad.Fakih@stjohn.org).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , June 2015 , pp. 632 - 633
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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