Dynamics of socioeconomic risk factors for neglected tropical diseases and malaria in an armed conflict.

• Main Authors: Thomas Fürst (Author), Giovanna Raso (Author), Cinthia A Acka (Author), Andres B Tschannen (Author), Eliézer K N'Goran (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Armed conflict and war are among the leading causes of disability and premature death, and there is a growing share of civilians killed or injured during armed conflicts. A major part of the civilian suffering stems from indirect effects or collateral impact such as changing risk profile...