Bacterial Contamination of Drinking Water in the Internally Displaced People Camps in South Darfur, Sudan
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Basic health, women's health, and mental health among internally displaced persons in Nyala Province, South Darfur, Sudan.
OBJECTIVES We assessed basic health, women's health, and mental health among Sudanese internally displaced persons in South Darfur. METHODS In January 2005, we surveyed 6 registered internally displaced persons camps in Nyala District. Using systematic random sampling, we surveyed 1293 households, interviewing 1 adult female per household (N=1274); respondents' households totaled 8643 members...
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عنوان ژورنال: Computational Water, Energy, and Environmental Engineering
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2168-1562,2168-1570
DOI: 10.4236/cweee.2013.22b002