Wanted: Studies on mortality estimation methods for humanitarian emergencies, suggestions for future research

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Brown, Vincent ^a   Checchi, Francesco ^b   Depoortere, Evelyn ^a   Grais, Rebecca Freeman ^a   Greenough, P Gregg ^c   Hardy, Colleen ^d   Moren, Alain ^e   Richardson, Leah ^f   Rose, Angela M C ^a   Soleman, Nadia ^g   Spiegel, Paul B ^h   Sullivan, Kevin M ⁱ   Tatay, Mercedes ^j   Woodruff, Bradley A ^k  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

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

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (United States)

^e EPICONCEPT   (France)

^f World Food Programme   (Italy)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^h United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

ⁱ EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

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

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTOPSY; BIRTH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOM SAMPLE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL WELFARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 34250308237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17427622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-7622-4-9     Document Type: Review

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