Med War. 1993 Apr-Jun; 9(2): 116-24.

East Timor.

B�rgel H.

Kreiskrankenhaus Sinsheim, Germany.

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.