European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 15, No. 1, © European Public Health Association 2005; all rights reserved
Editorial |
Counting the cost of violence in the Middle East
Martin McKee and Staffan Janson
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The graves of unknown soldiers and the memorials to those who have no known resting place are the visible reminders of the enormous human toll due to conflict in the twentieth century, a toll that continues to this day. Over the past century, our ability to kill each other has increased far beyond what could have been imagined by those sitting in the trenches in the First World War, as fragile biplanes that posed a greater risk to those flying in them evolved into modern jet fighters firing precision guided missiles. Yet this "progress" contrasts