Challenges and opportunities for humanitarian relief in Afghanistan

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue , 2002, Pages S215-S228

  Sharp, Trueman W ^a   Burkle, Frederick M ^b,c   Vaughn, Andrew F ^a   Chotani, Rashid ^b   Brennan, Richard J ^d  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; CRISIS INTERVENTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; ALTRUISM; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 0037097366     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/340706     Document Type: Review

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