Nanny or steward? The role of government in public health

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1149-1155

  Jochelson, Karen ^a  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Government; Nanny state; Road safety; Stewardship; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING;

ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COERCION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENGLAND; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SMOKING; TAXES;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33751399204     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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