Rapid urbanization and the growing threat of violence and conflict: A 21st century crisis

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-197

  Patel, Ronak B ^a,b,c   Burkle, Frederick M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict; security; urban violence; urbanization; war

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862516254     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12000568     Document Type: Article

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