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War and health : the medical consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan /

"War and Health" explores medical consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lutz, Catherine (Editor ), Mazzarino, Andrea (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2019]
Colección:Anthropologies of American medicine.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Health Consequences of War; Part I. Afghanistan and Pakistan; 1. Childbirth in the Context of Conflict in Afghanistan; 2. Drone Strikes and Vaccination Campaigns: How the War on Terror Helps Sustain Polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan; 3. Remaining Undone: Heroin in the Time of Serial War; 4. Dignity under Extreme Duress: The Moral and Emotional Landscape of Local Humanitarian Workers in the Afghan-Pakistan Border Areas; Part II. Iraq; 5. War and the Public Health Disaster in Iraq; 6. The Political Capital of War Wounds7. Iraqis' Cancer Itineraries: War, Medical Travel, and Therapeutic Geographies; 8. War and Its Consequences for Cancer Trends and Services in Iraq; Part III. United States; 9. Imagining Military Suicide; 10. Afterwar Work for Life; 11. "It's Not Okay": War's Toll on Health Brought Home to Communities and Environments; Appendix: The Body Count; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Index.