Armed conflicts have an impact on the spread of tuberculosis: The case of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia

Conflict and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Gele, Abdi A ^a,b   Bjune, Gunnar A ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 79957829018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-4-1     Document Type: Article

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