Implementing a One Health approach to emerging infectious disease: Reflections on the socio-political, ethical and legal dimensions

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Degeling, Chris ^a   Johnson, Jane ^a   Kerridge, Ian ^a   Wilson, Andrew ^b   Ward, Michael ^a   Stewart, Cameron ^a   Gilbert, Gwendolyn ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Emerging infectious disease; Health law; Health policy; One health; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84952317353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2617-1     Document Type: Review

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