The european centre for disease prevention and control: Hub or hollow core?

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1001-1030

  Greer, Scott L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; REVIEW;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; POLITICS;

EID: 84873714339     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1813817     Document Type: Article

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