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Published online 11 October 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061009-9

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Huge Iraqi death estimate sparks controversy

Authors of study deny accusations of political bias.

Have over 650,000 people, or 2.5% of the population, really died in Iraq as a result of the US-led invasion?

That's the conclusion of a study published in The Lancet this week.

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