Rethinking the meaning of public health

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 144-149

  Rothstein, Mark A ^a,b  

^a Herbert F Boehl Chair Law and Med   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFLICT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SERVICE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SANITATION; SCHOOL; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; LEGAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036595419     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2002.tb00381.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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