Armed conflict and poverty in Central America: The convergence of epidemiology and human rights advocacy

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 673-677

  Brentlinger, Paula E ^a   Hernán, Miguel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AMERICA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOLOGY; VIOLENCE; WAR;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POVERTY; WAR;

EID: 37349063415     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181570c24     Document Type: Note

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