Using life histories to explore gendered experiences of conflict in Gulu District, northern Uganda: Implications for post-conflict health reconstruction

South African Review of Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 81-98

  Ssali, Sarah N ^a   Theobald, Sally ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conflict; gender; health; life histories; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962014088     PISSN: 21528586     EISSN: 20721978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2015.1132634     Document Type: Article

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