"A microscopic insurgent": Militarization, health, and critical geographies of violence

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 863-873

  Loyd, Jenna M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical geographies of violence; Health; Militarization; Peace; Structural violence

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA; DISEASE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIC; GEOPOLITICS; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; MILITARY APPLICATION; PEACE PROCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 70450194526     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045600903253478     Document Type: Article

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