Media messages and the needs of infants and young children after Cyclone Nargis and the WenChuan Earthquake

Disasters

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-100

  Gribble, Karleen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Emergencies; Humanitarian aid; Infant formula; Media communications

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CYCLONE; CYCLONE NARGIS 2008; HUMANITARIAN AID; INFANT FEEDING; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; EARTHQUAKE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INFANT; MASS MEDIUM; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIEF WORK; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CYCLONIC STORMS; EARTHQUAKES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; MASS MEDIA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RELIEF WORK; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

CHINA; MYANMAR;

EID: 84870768814     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2012.01289.x     Document Type: Article

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