The global debate over HIV-related travel restrictions: Framing and policy change

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Rushton, Simon ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advocacy; framing; global health; HIV; public health; travel restrictions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOUTH KOREA; TRAVEL; TRAVEL RESTRICTION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; TRAVEL;

EID: 84871032620     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2012.735249     Document Type: Article

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