Legal rights during pandemics: Federalism, rights and public health laws - a view from Australia

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 232-236

  Bennett, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Federalism; Individual rights; Laws and regulation; Pandemic influenza; Public health

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; FEDERAL SYSTEM; INFLUENZA; LEGAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; QUARANTINE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 61849131145     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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