War and Public HealthBarry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel American Public Health Association, 2000 - 436 sider |
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A Global Perspective | 3 |
Children Wars and the Responsibility of the International Community | 12 |
The Roles of Nongovernmental Organizations in Responding | 19 |
The Human Consequences of War | 27 |
The Impact of War on Human Rights | 39 |
The Environmental Consequences of War | 51 |
Effects of Weapons Systems on Public Health | 63 |
The Public Health Effects of the Use of Chemical Weapons | 84 |
Displaced Persons and War | 197 |
The Impacts of Specific Military Conflicts on Public Health | 213 |
Public Health and War in Central America | 238 |
Public Health and the Persian Gulf War | 254 |
The Roles of Public Health Professionals | 279 |
Our Only Hope of Intervention in Civil | 308 |
Can War and Its Public Health Consequences Be Prevented? | 323 |
Preventing Nuclear War | 336 |
The Public Health Effects of Biological Weapons | 98 |
Environmental and Health Effects of Weapons Production | 117 |
LongTerm Consequences | 137 |
Effects of War and Other Military Activities on Populations | 147 |
The Psychological Effects of War on Children | 168 |
The Impact of War on Women | 186 |
Public Health Nurses and the Peace | 350 |
Conflict Resolution and Mediation for Health Professionals | 375 |
Roles of Public Health | 388 |
ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES | 423 |
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