Windows of Opportunity after a Disaster: The Case of Sri Lanka
- Windows of Opportunity after a Disaster:The Case of Sri Lanka
Chesmal Siriwardhan is Wellcome Trust Masters Fellow in Tropical Medicine and Public Health, and is located at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. Dr Siriwardhan is also a Research Associate at the Institute for Research and Development in Sri Lanka.
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4. Op cit.
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