title: East Timor.
abstract: Sixteen years of violations of human rights and terror have destroyed the living conditions of the people of East Timor. In September 1991 I had the opportunity to visit the island: this paper discusses the social and medical conditions found there.
authors.affiliation: Kreiskrankenhaus Sinsheim, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bürgel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008493:Medical Missions; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors