Reducing the risks of nuclear war—the role of health professionals

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Published Nov 6, 2023
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Vol. 101 No. 8-9 (2023): Tunis med aug-sept 2023

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Parveen Ali
Editor-in-Chief, International Nursing Review
Kamran Abbasi
Editor-in-Chief, British Medical Journal
Virginia Barbour
Editor-in-Chief, Medical Journal of Australia
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
Editor-in-Chief, JAMA
Marcel GM Olde Rikkert
Editor-in-Chief, Dutch Journal of Medicine
Andy Haines
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Ira Helfand
Past President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Richard Horton
Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet
Bob Mash
Editor-in-Chief, African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Arun Mitra
Past President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Carlos Monteiro
Editor-in-Chief, Revista de Saúde Pública
Elena N. Naumova
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Public Health Policy
Eric J. Rubin
Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine
Tilman Ruff
Past President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Peush Sahni
Editor-in-Chief, National Medical Journal of India
James Tumwine
Editor-in-Chief, African Health Sciences
Paul Yonga
Editor-in-Chief, East African Medical Journal
Chris Zielinski
University of Winchester, World Association of Medical Editors

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Nuclear war, health professionals

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