Pre-emptive war epidemiology: Lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9504, 2006, Pages 7-9

  Depoortere, Evelyn ^a   Checchi, Francesco ^b  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DEATH; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DISASTER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEASLES; NOTE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; VACCINATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 29844443249     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)67900-2     Document Type: Note

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