The dirty war index: a public health and human rights tool for examining and monitoring armed conflict outcomes.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19099319.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050243 and PMC identifier 2602715.
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Abstract
Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks and Michael Spagat introduce the "Dirty War Index," a public health tool that identifies rates of undesirable or prohibited war outcomes inflicted on populations during armed conflict.
Medical subject headings
- Human Rights
- Public Health
- War Crimes
- Warfare