Targeting the vulnerable in emergency situations: Who is vulnerable?

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9031, 1996, Pages 868-871

  Davis, Austen P ^a,b  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DISASTER; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 0030604912     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)02134-4     Document Type: Article

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