Why ‘health’ is not a central category for public health policy

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-143

  John, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952944027     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2009.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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