Reason and protest in the new urban public health movement: An observation on the sociological analysis of political discourse in the 'healthy city'

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 657-670

  Milewa, Timothy ^a   De Leeuw, Evelyne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; URBAN HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030333423     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/591078     Document Type: Article

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