Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gunn, S. William A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Masellis, Michele (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Public health.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.

Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine Edited by S. William A. Gunn and Michele Masellis, International Association for Humanitarian Medicine, Switzerland As major events like war, epidemics, and climate change continue to push global health issues to the fore, the international medical comm...

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• Avoidable Tragedy Post-Chernobyl—A Critical Analysis
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