Violence against health care system in areas of conflict: Unveiling the crisis globally

Affiliations

¹ Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
² Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 54600, Lahore Punjab, Pakistan.
³ Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
⁴ Lahore General Hospital, 54000 Lahore, Pakistan.
⁵ Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Muhammad Hamza Yousuf et al. Ethics Med Public Health. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec:19:100730.

doi: 10.1016/j.jemep.2021.100730. Epub 2021 Oct 29.

¹ Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
² Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 54600, Lahore Punjab, Pakistan.
³ Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
⁴ Lahore General Hospital, 54000 Lahore, Pakistan.
⁵ Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

No abstract available

Keywords: Attack; Health care; Threat.

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