War, drought, malnutrition, measles - A report from Somalia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 1856-1858

  Cabrol, Jean Clement ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

CHOLERA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISASTER; DROUGHT; EMERGENCY CARE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORTALITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOMALIA; WAR;

EID: 81455154888     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1111238     Document Type: Short Survey

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