Terrorism and health: The responsibility of intellectuals?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 403-405

  Naqvi, Haider A ^a   Kazim, Syed Faraz ^a   Huma, Shafqat ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; SCIENTIST; SUICIDE BOMBING; TERRORISM; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WEAPON; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77951240213     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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