The epidemiologic challenge to the conduct of just war: Confronting indirect civilian casualties of war

Daedalus

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 139-154

  Wise, Paul H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84988593681     PISSN: 00115266     EISSN: 15486192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/DAED_a_00428     Document Type: Article

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