Titre :
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Killing the canary : the international epidemiology of the homicide of media workers. (2008)
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Auteurs :
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L. RIDDICK ;
G. PURDIE ;
G. THOMSON ;
N. WILSON ;
Department of Public Health. University of Otago. Wellington. NZL
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 62, n° 8, 2008)
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Pagination :
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682-688
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Monde
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Epidémiologie
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Journaliste
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS tqEGR0xp. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : To describe the international epidemiology of the homicide of media workers, and investigate country-level risk factors. Methods : Data on the homicides occurring from 2002 to 2006 were collected and collated from five international databases. Analyses included consideration of seven existing international indices relating to human development, and to the social and political functioning of states. Results : During the 5-year period, 370 deaths in 54 countries met our definitions of homicides and media workers. Almost all (89%) were nationals of the country in which they died. The annual number of such homicides globally has more than doubled, from 41 in 2002 to 104 in 2006 (including 49 in Iraq in 2006). Less than 25% of the homicides of media workers over the last 5 years have resulted in an arrest or prosecution. Statistically significant associations (p
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