Political interference in American science: Why Europe should be concerned about the actions of the Bush administration

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-291

  McKee, Martin ^a   Novotny, Thomas E ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Global Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346724517     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/13.4.289     Document Type: Editorial

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