Evidence in Support of Foster Care during Acute Refugee Crises

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1904-1909

  Duerr, Ann ^a,d   Posner, Samuel F ^b   Gilbert, Mark ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Food for the Hungry International   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^d Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MARRIAGE; REFUGEE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; ETHNOLOGY; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RWANDA; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REFUGEES; RWANDA; UNITED NATIONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0642275667     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.11.1904     Document Type: Article

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