'Health and well-being': Questioning the use of health concepts in public health policy and practice

Critical Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-232

  Cameron, Elaine ^a   Mathers, Jonathan ^b   Parry, Jayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health concepts; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 46049120625     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590601091604     Document Type: Article

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