The impact of the Boko Haram insurgency in Northeast Nigeria on childhood wasting: a double-difference study

Abstract Background This research examines the relationship between violent conflict and childhood wasting in Northeast Nigeria, where residents have been subjected to fighting between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram - an extremist Islamist movement - since 2009. Methods Using two Demographic...

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Main Author: Gillian Dunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Conflict and Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-018-0136-2