The east african food crisis: Did regional early warning systems function?

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-133

  Ververs, Mija Tesse ^a  

^a Assessment Capacities Project   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; FLOODING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KENYA; NATURAL DISASTER; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PREDICTION; SOMALIA; UNITED NATIONS;

AFRICA, EASTERN; FOOD SUPPLY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84855541565     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.150342     Document Type: Article

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