New communications technologies in emergencies

The Routledge Companion to Humanitarian Action

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 440-452

  Garman, Stuart ^a,b  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b Lankien hospital   (Sudan)

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EID: 84975154258     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203753422-49     Document Type: Chapter

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