The post-war public health effects of civil conflict

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 869-884

  Ghobarah, Hazem Adam ^a   Huth, Paul ^b   Russett, Bruce ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Civil conflict; Death; Disability; Disease; Gender; War; WHO

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; DISABILITY; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; DEATH; DISABILITY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; WAR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; WAR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 2942589192     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.043     Document Type: Article

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