The public health implications of resource wars

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1615-1619

  Klare, Michael T ^a   Levy, Barry S ^b   Sidel, Victor W ^c,d  

^a Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WAR;

HUMANS; PETROLEUM; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WAR;

EID: 80052020640     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300267     Document Type: Article

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