The role of the Government in public health: A national perspective

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 835-839

  Adshead, Fiona ^a   Thorpe, Allison ^b  

^a Richmond House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b National Social Marketing Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Government; Legislation; Public health

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; LEGISLATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE ROLE;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPOWERMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

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

EID: 35348919406     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.024     Document Type: Article

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