Health impact assessment, human rights and global public policy: A critical appraisal

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-217

  Scott Samuel, Alex ^a   O'Keefe, Eileen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DECISION MAKING; FOREIGN POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED NATIONS;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POLITICS; REVIEW;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33947161894     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.037069     Document Type: Review

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