The sphere project: Next steps in moving toward a rights-based approach to humanitarian assistance

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 147-152

  Ouyang, Helen ^a,b,c   Vanrooyen, Michael ^a,b   Gruskin, Sofia ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

human rights; humanitarian assistance; Sphere project

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; ORGANIZATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

ALTRUISM; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77957316041     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00006749     Document Type: Conference Paper

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