Post-conflict health reconstruction: Search for a policy

Disasters

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 680-700

  Rubenstein, Leonard S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; Human rights principles; Legitimacy; Post conflict health reconstruction; Security; Stabilisation

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 80052700656     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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