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War and the Health of Nations /

Assessments of the costs of war generally focus on the financial, political, military, and territorial risks associated with involvement in violent conflict. Often overlooked are the human costs of war, particularly their effects on population well-being. In War and the Health of Nations, Zaryab Iqb...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Iqbal, Zaryab (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Concept of Human Security
  • 3. War and Health: A Conceptual and Theoretical Framework
  • 4. Conflict and Levels of Health Achievement
  • 5. A Disaggregated Analysis of the Impact of War on Health
  • 6. Collateral Damage: War, Infrastructure, and Public Health
  • 7. The Allocation of Resources Between Defense and Health
  • 8. Forced Migration and Population Health
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Appendixes A: The World Health Report 2002: Statistical Annex Explanatory Notes
  • Appendixes B: Calculation of Disability-Free Life Expectancy
  • Appendixes C: Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE), 1999-2002
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index