The unseen face of humanitarian crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Was nutritional relief properly targeted?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-9

  Porignon, Denis ^a,b   Katulanya, Isu ^a,b   Elongo, Lokombe ^a,b   Ntalemwa, Nytha ^c   Tonglet, René ^a   Dramaix, Michèle ^b   Hennart, Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Oxford Famine Relief ^*  (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HUMANITARIAN AID; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFUGEE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CITY; CONGO; EDEMA; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFUGEE; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; RURAL HEALTH;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 0033989933     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.1.6     Document Type: Article

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