Incidence and risk factors for Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea in children under 5 in UNHCR refugee camps: A retrospective study

Conflict and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hershey, Christine L ^a   Doocy, Shannon ^a   Anderson, Jamie ^a   Haskew, Christopher ^b   Spiegel, Paul ^b   Moss, William J ^a  

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

^b United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

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EID: 82155192870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-5-24     Document Type: Article

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