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Commentary: Guard against war: an expanded role for public health
Victor W. Sidel and Barry S. LevyCorrespondence: e-mail: vsidel@igc.org and blevy@igc.org
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This excellent summary and analysis of the role of public health workers in documenting the medical and public health consequences of the 19911995 war in Croatia, noting the 220 articles in the Croatian Medical Journal and the more than 100 articles in other journals related to the war, is extraordinarily useful. Participation in surveillance and documentation of the health effects of war