Relief operations

International Encyclopedia of Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 506-513

  O'Keefe, P ^a   Rose, J ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex emergencies; Food; Health; HIV AID; Humanitarian aid; Humanitarian assistance; Internally displaced persons (IDPs); Natural disasters; Relief operations; Sanitation; Shelter; Sphere standards; United nations; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884439107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00402-0     Document Type: Chapter

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