First do no harm: The impact of recent armed conflict on maternal and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 564-570

  O'Hare, Bernadette A M ^a   Southall, David P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Childhealth Advocacy International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONFLICT; DEMOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 38849149074     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.100.12.564     Document Type: Article

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