Malaria, HIV and Malnutrition among Internally Displaced People in Mozambique During COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Community-Based Intervention
By: Francesco Di Gennaro, Edocardo Occa, Lucy Ramirez, Claudia Marotta, Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Jaime Santana, Sergio Cotugno, Roberta Papagni, Giovanna De Meneghi, Emanuela De Vivo, Cati Braque, Giorgia Guelfi, Samo Manhica, Ilaria Di Nunzio, Nelson Foquisso, Giacomo Opocher, Francesca Tognon, Annalisa Saracino and Giovanni Putoto
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3969 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 20, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 5, 2022
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© 2022 Francesco Di Gennaro, Edocardo Occa, Lucy Ramirez, Claudia Marotta, Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Jaime Santana, Sergio Cotugno, Roberta Papagni, Giovanna De Meneghi, Emanuela De Vivo, Cati Braque, Giorgia Guelfi, Samo Manhica, Ilaria Di Nunzio, Nelson Foquisso, Giacomo Opocher, Francesca Tognon, Annalisa Saracino, Giovanni Putoto, published by Ubiquity Press
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