Mortality, violence and lack of access to health-care in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Disasters

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-153

  Herp, Michel Van ^a   Parqué, Veronique ^a   Rackley, Edward ^a   Ford, Nathan ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic insecurity and crisis; Democratic Republic of Congo; Lack of healthcare

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMANITARIAN AID; MORTALITY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFUGEE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VACCINATION; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFUGEES; RELIEF WORK; RURAL HEALTH; VACCINATION; VIOLENCE; WAR;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 0038467198     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7717.00225     Document Type: Article

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