Impact of refugees on local health systems: A difference-in-differences analysis in Cameroon

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2016, Pages

  Tatah, Lambed ^a,b   Delbiso, Tefera Darge ^a   Rodriguez Llanes, Jose Manuel ^a   Cuesta, Julita Gil ^a   Guha Sapir, Debarati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Group   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; REFUGEE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VACCINATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CAMEROON; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRENATAL CARE; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006711803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168820     Document Type: Article

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