A crisis of governance?

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-8

  McKee, Martin ^a  

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

Author keywords

Democracy; Human rights; Law; Public health

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEMOCRACY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRUST;

EID: 33847347332     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdl036     Document Type: Review

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