The roles of the health sector and health workers before, during and after violent conflict

Medicine, Conflict and Survival

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-23

  Buhmann, Caecilie ^a   Barbara, Joanna Santa ^b   Arya, Neil ^c   Melf, Klaus ^d  

^a Global Doctors (Denmark)   (Denmark)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d IPPNW Norway   (Norway)

Author keywords

Humanitarian; Insider outsider; Military medicine; Peace; Peace through health; Prevention; Violent conflict; War

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CONFLICT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MILITARY MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TIME; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ALTRUISM; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WAR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77952472190     PISSN: 13623699     EISSN: 17439396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13623690903553202     Document Type: Article

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