Nutrition in humanitarian crises

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 747-753

  Bagchi, K ^a   Musani, A ^a   Tomeh, L ^a   Taha, A ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL CARE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALTRUISM; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DISASTER PLANNING; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 28644439613     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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