Legislating for health: Locating the evidence

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-177

  Pawson, Ray ^a   Owen, Lesley ^b   Wong, Geoff ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based policy; Public health law; Realist synthesis; Smoking bans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION;

AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 77953513989     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2010.5     Document Type: Article

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