The evolution, etiology and eventualities of the global health security regime

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 510-522

  Hoffman, Steven J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

communicable disease control; global health governance; globalization; Health security; International Health Regulations; quarantine; regime analysis; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 77958517402     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq037     Document Type: Article

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