Child acute malnutrition and mortality in populations affected by displacement in the horn of Africa, 1997-2009

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 791-806

  Mason, John B ^a   White, Jessica M ^a   Heron, Linda ^a   Carter, Jennifer ^a   Wilkinson, Caroline ^b   Spiegel, Paul ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Africa; Drought; Humanitarian assistance; Malnutrition; Refugees

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD MORTALITY; DROUGHT; HEALTH IMPACT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMANITARIAN AID; MALNUTRITION; PASTORALISM; POPULATION DECLINE; REFUGEE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; ETHIOPIA; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KENYA; MALNUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; SUDAN; TREND STUDY; WASTING SYNDROME;

HORN OF AFRICA;

EID: 84859029653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9030791     Document Type: Article

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