The politics of emergency health powers and the isolation of public health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 397-399

  Colmers, John M ^a   Fox, Daniel M ^a  

^a Milbank Memorial Fund   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPONSIBILITY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0037370963     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.3.397     Document Type: Short Survey

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