Floods and health in Gambella region, Ethiopia: A qualitative assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of coping mechanisms

Global Health Action

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Abaya, Samson Wakuma ^a   Mandere, Nicodemus ^b,c   Ewald, Göran ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capacity; Coping mechanism; Floods; Health risks; Impacts; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863555277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v2i0.2019     Document Type: Article

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