International infectious disease law: Revision of the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations

JAMA

Volumn 291, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 2623-2627

  Gostin, Lawrence O ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HYGIENE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 2542498719     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.21.2623     Document Type: Review

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