Ethics-based decision-making and health impact assessment

Health Promotion International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-108

  Tannahill, Andrew ^a   Douglas, Margaret J ^b  

^a NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethics; evidence; health impact assessment; values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; EVIDENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALUES;

ETHICS; EVIDENCE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; VALUES;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84894251909     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/das040     Document Type: Article

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