How is health a security issue? Politics, responses and issues

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 447-453

  Lo Yuk Ping, Catherine ^a   Thomas, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia; biohazards; Health security; pandemics; securitization theory; zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVIL DEFENSE; DANGEROUS GOODS; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; POLITICS;

CIVIL DEFENSE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; POLITICS; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 77958611134     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq063     Document Type: Article

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