A Framework Convention on Global Health: Social Justice Lite, or a Light on Social Justice?

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 580-593

  Burris, Scott ^a   Anderson, Evan D ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Program Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77957242005     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2010.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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