Iraq: time to signal a new era for health in foreign policy

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9545, 2006, Pages 1395-1397

  Horton, Richard ^a  

^a THE LANCET   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRAQ; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE; WAR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750032935     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69492-0     Document Type: Note

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