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dc.contributor.author	King, Gary
dc.contributor.author	Murray, Christopher J. L.
dc.contributor.author	Lopez, Alan D.
dc.contributor.author	Tomijima, Niels
dc.contributor.author	Krug, Etienne
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-16T21:53:01Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.identifier.citation	Murray, Christopher J. L., Gary King, Alan D. Lopez, Niels Tomijima, and Etienne G. Krug. 2002. Armed conflict as a public health problem. British Medical Journal 324(7333): 346-349.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0959-8138	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:4313310
dc.description.abstract	Armed conflict between warring states and groups within states have been major causes of ill health and mortality for most of human history. Conflict obviously causes deaths and injuries on the battlefield, but also health consequences from the displacement of populations, the breakdown of health and social services, and the heightened risk of disease transmission. Despite the size of the health consequences, mili­tary conflict has not received the same attention from public health research and policy as many other causes of illness and death. In contrast, political scientists have long studied the causes of war but have primarily been interested in the decision of elite groups to go to war, not in human death and misery. We review the limited knowledge on the health consequences of conflict, suggest ways to improve measurement, and discuss the potential for risk assess­ ment and for preventing and ameliorating the consequences of conflict.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Government	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	British Medical Association	en_US
dc.relation.isversionof	doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7333.346	en_US
dc.relation.hasversion	http://gking.harvard.edu/files/armedph.pdf	en_US
dash.license	LAA
dc.title	Armed Conflict as a Public Health Problem	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article	en_US
dc.description.version	Version of Record	en_US
dc.relation.journal	British Medical Journal	en_US
dash.depositing.author	King, Gary
dc.date.available	2010-07-16T21:53:01Z

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