A review of methodology and analysis of nutrition and mortality surveys conducted in humanitarian emergencies from October 1993 to April 2004

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Prudhon, Claudine ^a   Spiegel, Paul B ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CALCULATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES VACCINATION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLING; TREND STUDY; UNITED NATIONS; VALIDITY;

EID: 34250366461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17427622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-7622-4-10     Document Type: Review

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