Changes in size of populations and level of conflict since world war ii: Implications for health and health services

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-246

  Garfield, Richard M ^a   Polonsky, Jonathan ^b   Burkle, Frederick M ^c,d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Episante   (France)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Affected populations; Conflict; Conflict affected; Severity; War affected

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867768653     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 1938744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2012.37     Document Type: Article

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