Iraqis search for survivors in rubble in Ramadi, western Baghdad after a gun battle between US marines and insurgents. A survey last year estimated war had cost the lives of 601,000 Iraqis.
Iraqi deaths survey 'was robust'
The British government was advised against publicly criticising a report estimating that 655,000 Iraqis had died due to the war.
The Ministry of Defence's chief scientific adviser said the survey's methods were "close to best practice" and the study design was "robust". Another expert agreed the method was "tried and tested".
[The Lancet medical journal published its peer-reviewed survey last October. It was conducted by the John Hopkins School of Public Health and compared mortality rates before and after the invasion by surveying 47 randomly chosen areas across 16 provinces in Iraq.]
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Better than most in the field
Not a post on it? Plus your evaluation?
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