Six rapid assessments of alcohol and other substance use in populations displaced by conflict

Conflict and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ezard, Nadine ^a   Oppenheimer, Edna ^b   Burton, Ann ^c   Schilperoord, Marian ^d   MacDonald, David ^e   Adelekan, Moruf ^f   Sakarati, Abandokoth ^g   Van Ommeren, Mark ^h  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Researcher   (Thailand)

^c United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Kenya)

^d United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

^e International Drugs and Development Advisor   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Indonesia)

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

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EID: 79958249179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-5-1     Document Type: Article

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