Trends in malnutrition and mortality in Darfur, Sudan, between 2004 and 2008: A meta-analysis of publicly available surveys

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 971-984

  Nielsen, Jens ^a   Prudhon, Claudine ^b   de Radigues, Xavier ^b  

^a Bandim Health Project   (Denmark)

^b Health and Nutrition Tracking Service   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Darfur; Emergency; Humanitarian; Malnutrition; Mortality; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MALNUTRITION; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDAN;

ALTRUISM; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SUDAN; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

DARFUR; SUDAN;

EID: 80051947380     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr010     Document Type: Article

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