The biosocial consequences of life on the run: A case study from Turkana district, Kenya

Human Organization

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-235

  Pike, Ivy L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Armed conflict; Coping strategies; Kenya; Psychosocial stress; Turkana

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; MIGRATION; PASTORALISM; SOCIAL IMPACT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TURKANA;

EID: 3843146388     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.63.2.tpa607r9enhl7k1x     Document Type: Article

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