The role of health-related data in promoting the security of health care in armed conflict and other emergencies

International Review of the Red Cross

Volumn 95, Issue 889, 2013, Pages 61-71

  Coupland, Robin ^a  

^a International Committee of the Red Cross ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

denial of access to health care; Health Care in Danger; health care data; insecurity of health care; Sixteen Country Study; violence against health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904664594     PISSN: 18163831     EISSN: 16075889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1816383113000647     Document Type: Review

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