Ensuring the security of health care in conflict settings: An urgent global health concern

CMAJ

Volumn 187, Issue 11, 2015, Pages E347-E348

  Nickerson, Jason W ^a  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; MEDICAL CARE; MILITARY SPOUSE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SECURITY; WAR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WARFARE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; WARFARE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EID: 84946729895     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.140410     Document Type: Note

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