Challenges to conducting epidemiology research in chronic conflict areas : examples from PURE- Palestine

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2017-03

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This paper reviews a population-based study of chronic diseases in the occupied Palestinian territory and describes the challenges unique to conflict zone areas, as well as others common to low- and middle- income countries. The challenges in working within a fragmented health care system are discussed. Special efforts to collect epidemiologic data from regions engulfed by strife are essential. Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) is a cohort study designed to collect data on social, environmental, behavioral, biological, and genetic factors that contribute to the development of cardiovascular diseases in high- middle- and low- income countries.

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EPIDEMIOLOGY, DATA COLLECTION, CONFLICT RESEARCH, RURAL HEALTH, HEALTH SYSTEM, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, PALESTINE, WEST BANK AND GAZA, MIDDLE EAST

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/58231

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