The reactionary principle: Inaction for public health

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 573-574

  Kriebel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 34548352871     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.031864     Document Type: Note

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