Civil conflicts in four African countries: A five-year review of trends in nutrition and mortality

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue , 2005, Pages 67-77

  Guha Sapir, Debarati ^a   Van Panhuis, Willem Gijsbert ^a   Degomme, Olivier ^a   Teran, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANGOLA; ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; ETHIOPIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WAR;

EID: 21244460376     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxi010     Document Type: Article

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