Armed conflict and child health

Rieder, Michael; Choonara, Imti

Abstract

Armed conflict has a major impact on child health
throughout the world. One in six children worldwide lives
in an area of armed conflict and civilians are more likely
to die than soldiers as a result of the conflict. In stark
contrast to the effect on children, the international arms
trade results in huge profits for the large corporations
involved in producing arms, weapons and munitions.
Armed conflict is not inevitable but is an important
health issue that should be prevented.

Citation

Rieder, M., & Choonara, I. (2012). Armed conflict and child health. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97(1), 59-62. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.178186

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 2, 2011
• Online Publication Date: Mar 9, 2011
• Publication Date: 2012-01
• Deposit Date: Apr 23, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 23, 2014
• Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood
• Print ISSN: 0003-9888
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-2044
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 97
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 59-62
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.178186
• Keywords: Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1009215
• Publisher URL: http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/1/59.abstract