Public health and English local government: Historical perspectives on the impact of 'returning home'

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 546-551

  Gorsky, Martin ^a   Lock, Karen ^a   Hogarth, Sue ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

government and law; health services; public health

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 84926294044     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt131     Document Type: Article

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