| Description |
xxiv, 486 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. Introduction -- 1. War and Public Health: An Overview / Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel -- Part II. Consequences of War -- 2. The Epidemiology of War and Other Collective Forms of Violence / Richard Garfield -- 3. War and Human Rights / George J. Annas and H. Jack Geiger -- 4. The Impact of War on Mental Health / Evan D. Kanter -- 5. The Impact of War on the Environment / Arthur H. Westing -- Part III. Types of Weapons -- 6. Conventional Weapons / Wendy Cukier -- 7. Landmines / Susannah Sirkin, James Cobey, and Eric Stover -- 8. Chemical Weapons / Ernest C. Lee and Stefanos N. Kales -- 9. Biological Weapons / Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel -- 10. Nuclear Weapons. / Patrice M. Sutton and Robert M. Gould -- Part IV. Vulnerable Populations -- 11. The Impact of War on Children / Joanna Santa Barbara -- 12. The Impact of War on Women. / Mary-Wynne Ashford --13. Displaced Persons and War / Michael Toole -- 14. Prisoners of War: The Use of Torture and Psychological Warfare / Leonard S. Rubenstein and Stephen N. Xenakis -- |
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Part V. Specific Wars -- 15. The Iraq War / Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel --16. The War in Chechnya / Khassan Baiev -- 17. War in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Les Roberts and Charles Lubula -- 18. Wars in Latin America / Charles Clements and Tim K. Takaro -- 19. The Vietnam War / Myron Allukian, Jr., and Paul L. Atwood -- Part VI. Prevention of War and Its Health Consequences -- 20. A Public Health Approach to Preventing the Health Consequences of Armed Conflict / Avid Reza, Mark Anderson, and James A. Mercy -- 21. International Law / Peter Weiss -- 22. The Roles of Humanitarian Aid Organizations / Ronald Waldman -- 23. The Roles of Nongovernmental Organizations / John Loretz -- 24. The Roles and Ethics of Military Medical Care Workers / Victor W. Sidel and Barry S. Levy -- 25. The Roles of Health Professionals in Post-Conflict Situations / Susannah Sirkin, Susanna Facci Calì, and MaryEllen Keough -- 26. Peacemaking in the Aftermath of Disasters / Michael Renner -- 27. Educating Health Professionals on Peace and Human Rights / Neil Arya, Caecilie Buhmann, and Klaus Melf -- 28. Toward a Culture of Peace / Mary-Wynne Ashford -- Appendix: Organizations and Resources |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1997 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Public health.
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War -- Medical aspects.
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War and society.
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| Author |
Levy, Barry S.
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Sidel, Victor W.
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| LC no. |
2007018265 |
| ISBN |
9780195311273 paper alkaline paper |
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9780195311181 cloth alkaline paper |
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