Indirect impact of violent events on emergency department utilization and disease patterns

Abstract Background The health effects of war and armed conflict on casualties and mental health of those directly exposed has been well described, but few studies have explored the indirect health effects of violent events. This paper assesses the indirect health impact of several violent events th...

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Main Authors: Carla Makhlouf-Obermeyer, Eman Sharara, Ghada El-Eid, Eveline A. Hitti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-020-0307-5