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‘Civilian Mortality In Iraq: Describing The Impact Of Armed Violence To Deter Its Use.’, M Hicks, H Dardagan

Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks

No abstract provided.

The Dirty War Index: A Public Health And Human Rights Tool For Examining And Monitoring Armed Conflict Outcomes., M Hicks, M Spagat

Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks

War, a major public health problem, is a situation where the interests of public health, human rights, and humanitarian law intersect.

The DWI is a data-driven public health tool that identifies rates of particularly undesirable or prohibited, i.e., “dirty,” outcomes inflicted on populations during war (e.g., civilian death, child injury, or torture).

A DWI is calculated as: (Number of “dirty,” i.e., undesirable or prohibited cases/Total number of cases) × 100.

DWIs are designed for direct, easy translation of war's public health outcomes into the human rights, policy, and interdisciplinary work needed to address war's practice.

DWIs support monitoring, deterrence, and …

Ethnic, Cultural, & Socioeconomic Factors Influencing The Selection, Use And Interpretation Of Measures., M Rubio-Stipek, I Canino, M Hicks, M Tsuang

Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks

No abstract provided.