The accuracy of mortality reporting in displaced persons camps during the post-emergency phase

Disasters

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 172-180

  Spiegel, P B ^a   Woodruff, B A ^a   Sheik, M ^a   Burnham, G ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Displaced person; Health information systems; Mortality; Mortality reporting ratio; Post emergency phase; Refugee

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; REFUGEE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; AZERBAIJAN; CHILD; DISASTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFUGEE; REGISTER; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; AZERBAIJAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; MORTALITY; REFUGEES; REGISTRIES; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 0034968835     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7717.00169     Document Type: Article

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