General justifications for public health regulation

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 829-834

  Gostin, Lawrence O ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Harm Principle; Paternalism; Public Health; Regulation; Risk

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LIFESTYLE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATERNALISM; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUNISHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WELLBEING;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348855665     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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