A new tool for measuring the brutality of war.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19090617.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050249 and PMC identifier 2602719.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Egbert Sondorp discusses the public health uses and implications of a new tool, the Dirty War Index, that measures prohibited war outcomes inflicted on populations during conflict.
Medical subject headings
- Health Status Indicators
- Violence
- Warfare