Law and the public's health: Respecting religious freedoms and protecting the public’s health

Public Health Reports

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 546-549

  Hodge, James G ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION; CIVIL RIGHTS; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; SEXISM; VACCINATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSURANCE; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

COMMERCE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84940380939     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491513000518     Document Type: Note

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