Syrian refugees in Lebanon: The search for universal health coverage Mr Ruwan Ratnayake

Conflict and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Blanchet, Karl ^a   Fouad, Fouad M ^b   Pherali, Tejendra ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84971501094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13031-016-0079-4     Document Type: Review

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