Ethical Considerations Involved in Constructing the Built Environment to Promote Health

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-48

  Sainsbury, Peter Geoffrey ^a,b,c  

^a Population Health South Western Sydney and Sydney Local Health Districts   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; City planning; Ethics; Public health; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CITY PLANNING; CONSUMER; ETHICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CITY PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84874885798     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-012-9423-6     Document Type: Article

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