Control of infectious diseases in refugee and displaced populations in developing countries

Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-14

  Paquet, C ^a   Hanquet, G ^b  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Control; Developing country; Displaced population; Infectious disease; Refugee; Review

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLOROQUINE; CHOLERA VACCINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MEASLES VACCINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHOLERA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORTALITY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0031896521     PISSN: 00202452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-2452(98)80024-9     Document Type: Review

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