The scientific basis for law as a public health tool

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Moulton, Anthony D ^a,d   Mercer, Shawna L ^a   Popovic, Tanja ^a   Briss, Peter A ^b   Goodman, Richard A ^a   Thombley, Melisa L ^a   Hahn, Robert A ^a   Fox, Daniel M ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c Milbank Memorial Fund   (United States)

^d Institute of Public Health Law   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LAW; PEER REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 58149234085     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.130278     Document Type: Article

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