Mediating Risk through the International Health Regulations and Bio-political Surveillance

Political Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 813-830

  Youde, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Human rights; International Health Regulations; Risk; Surveillance; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755169877     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2011.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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