Complexities of research during war: Lessons from a survey conducted during the summer 2006 war in Lebanon

Public Health Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-300

  Yamout, Rouham ^a   Jabbour, Samer ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; LEBANON; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WAR;

EID: 78649342714     PISSN: 17549973     EISSN: 17549981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phe/phq025     Document Type: Review

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