Humanitarian crises : the medical and public health response / ed. by Jennifer Leaning, Susan M. Briggs, Lincoln C. Chen

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Document type:

Book

Subtype of document:

Recueil

Title:

Humanitarian crises : the medical and public health response

Author zone:

ed. by Jennifer Leaning, Susan M. Briggs, Lincoln C. Chen

Editor:

Cambridge ; London : Harvard University Press, 1999

Physical description:

XVIII, 379 p. : diagr., graph., photogr., tabl. ; 24 cm

ISBN:

978-0-674-15515-2

Languages:

English

General Note:

Index

Abstract:

Contient notamment: The role of rapid assessment / Michael J. Toole. - Classic concepts in disaster medical response / Susan M. Briggs and Mark Leong. - Emergency care / Jennifer Leaning. - Mental health and psychosocial effects of mass violence / Richard F. Mollica. - Psychological trauma and relief workers / Ruth A. Barron. - The new ethical boundaries / Sissela Bok. - Human rights challenges / Aryeh Neier and Jennifer Leaning. - Complex Emergencies and NGOs : the example of CARE / Mark Lindenberg. - Coordination of health relief : the experience of the American Red Cross / Judith B. Lee. - Military security : lessons for relief / Frederick M. Burkle - The risks of military participation / Pierre Perrin.

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