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To the Editor: Ascherio et al. (Sept. 24 issue)¹ determined the increase in the mortality rate after January 1, 1991, in a sample of more than 16,000 Iraqi children under five years of age, according to age, mother's education, and region of residence.

Although the text mentions the Gulf war, the trade sanctions, and the civil uprising and its suppression as responsible agents, the conclusions to the abstract summarize and causally interpret the findings as providing "strong evidence that the Gulf war and trade sanctions caused a threefold increase in mortality among Iraqi children under five years of age. We . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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