The dirty war index: A public health and human rights tool for examining and monitoring armed conflict outcomes

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1658-1664

  Hicks, Madelyn Hsiao Rei ^a   Spagat, Michael ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATTLE INJURY; CONFLICT; DIRTY WAR INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; KIDNAPPING; LAW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONITORING; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAPE; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; TERRORISM; TORTURE; WAR; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; WAR CRIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WAR; WAR CRIMES;

EID: 58149464874     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050243     Document Type: Review

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