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. 2000 Jul 15;321(7254):166-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7254.166.

Deaths among humanitarian workers

M Sheik  1 , M I Gutierrez, P Bolton, P Spiegel, M Thieren, G Burnham
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Deaths among humanitarian workers

M Sheik et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Number of deaths among humanitarian workers, 1985-98. Line shows numbers of refugees and asylum seekers. (Data from US Committee for Refugees)
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Figure 2
Location of deaths in humanitarian workers, 1985-98
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