Update on mortality in the democratic republic of Congo: Results from a third nationwide survey

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-96

  Coghlan, Benjamin ^a   Ngoy, Pascal ^b   Mulumba, Flavien ^b   Hardy, Colleen ^c   Bemo, Valerie Nkamgang ^b   Stewart, Tony ^a   Lewis, Jennifer ^a   Brennan, Richard J ^b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b International Rescue Committee ^*

^c INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster surveys; Conflict; Democratic republic of Congo; Mortality; Postconflict

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENSUSES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIOLENCE; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249214299     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e3181a6e952     Document Type: Article

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