Beyond the 'nanny state': Stewardship and public health

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Calman, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Fluoridation; Infectious disease; Nuffield; Obesity; Public health; Smoking; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ETHICS; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY STRATEGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE ROLE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COOKING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EATING HABIT; FLUORIDATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; OBESITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; VIOLENCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOETHICS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FLUORIDATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; STATE MEDICINE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 58549118582     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.10.025     Document Type: Article

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