Advancing the right to health through global organizations: The potential role of a framework convention on global health

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-86

  Friedman, Eric A ^a   Gostin, Lawrence O ^a   Buse, Kent ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^b UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY;

EID: 84884972438     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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