The right to health of nomadic groups

Nomadic Peoples

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-50

  Marchi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Human rights; Indigenous peoples; Right to health; Turkana

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NOMADIC PEOPLE; PUBLIC ACCESS; STATE ROLE;

KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; TURKANA;

EID: 78651304285     PISSN: 08227942     EISSN: 17522366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/np.2010.140103     Document Type: Article

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