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Research Article

Health burden and attributable economic damage of conflict and terrorism in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Sedighe Hosseini Shabanana School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-9910View further author information
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Maziar Moradi-Lakehb Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center (GILDRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7381-5305View further author information
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Sadaf Seif Hosseinia School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Reza Majdzadehc School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, UK;d Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 09 Jan 2022, Accepted 19 Apr 2024, Published online: 20 May 2024

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