Surgical care for the direct and indirect victims of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Conflict and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Chu, Kathryn ^a,b   Havet, Philippe ^a   Ford, Nathan ^a,c   Trelles, Miguel ^d  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

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EID: 79957861555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-4-6     Document Type: Article

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