Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Effectiveness of the medical response teams to the 2014 Ebola outbreak: African immigrants’ perceptions

Ogbochi Mckinney
  • Ogbochi Mckinney
  • Department of health science, California Baptist University, USA.
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Dominick Sturz
  • Dominick Sturz
  • Department of health science, California Baptist University, USA.
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Pamela Mukaire
  • Pamela Mukaire
  • Resources for Improving Birth and Health Outcomes, USA.
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Lindsay Brown
  • Lindsay Brown
  • Department of health science, California Baptist University, USA.
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Heather Toki
  • Heather Toki
  • Department of health science, California Baptist University, USA.
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Ellen Van Druten
  • Ellen Van Druten
  • Department of health science, California Baptist University, USA.
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  •  Received: 16 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 09 December 2020
  •  Published: 31 December 2020

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