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Epidemiology in conflict – A call to arms

In this first special theme issue, Emerging Themes in Epidemiology publishes a collection of articles on the theme of Epidemiology in conflict. Violent conflict is an issue of great sensitivity within public health, but more structured research and reasoned discussion will allow us to better mitigat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tam, Clarence C, Lopman, Ben A, Bornemisza, Olga, Sondorp, Egbert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC544943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15679911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-7622-1-5
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Sumario:In this first special theme issue, Emerging Themes in Epidemiology publishes a collection of articles on the theme of Epidemiology in conflict. Violent conflict is an issue of great sensitivity within public health, but more structured research and reasoned discussion will allow us to better mitigate the public health impacts of war, and place the public health community in a more informed position in discussions about possible interventions in future conflicts.