Roll Back Malaria in the aftermath of complex emergencies: The example of Afghanistan

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 888-893

  Kolaczinski, Jan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Complex emergency; Health; Malaria; Post conflict; Roll Back Malaria

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES; MALARIA; UNITED NATIONS;

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; STAFF;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; AFGHANISTAN; ANTIMALARIALS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; ROLE; TIME FACTORS; WAR;

EID: 24744441694     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01466.x     Document Type: Article

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