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. 2017 Jul 3:11:12.
doi: 10.1186/s13031-017-0114-0. eCollection 2017.

A weak health response is increasing the risk of excess mortality as food crisis worsens in Somalia

Andrew Seal  1 , Francesco Checchi  2 , Nancy Balfour  3 , Abdi-Rashid Haji Nur  4 , Mohamed Jelle  1
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A weak health response is increasing the risk of excess mortality as food crisis worsens in Somalia

Andrew Seal et al. Confl Health. .
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Estimated excess mortality by month during the 2011 famine in Somalia
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