Violence against civilians and access to health care in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: Three cross-sectional surveys

Conflict and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Alberti, Kathryn P ^a   Grellety, Emmanuel ^a   Lin, Ya Ching ^b   Polonsky, Jonathan ^a   Coppens, Katrien ^b   Encinas, Luis ^c   Rodrigue, Marie Nolle ^b   Pedalino, Biagio ^a   Mondonge, Vital ^d  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^d Ministry of Health   (Congo)

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EID: 79957911727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-4-17     Document Type: Article

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