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Public health law and ethics : a reader

Title
Public health law and ethics : a reader / edited by Lawrence O. Gostin.
Publication
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press ; New York, N.Y. : Milbank Memorial Fund, c2010.

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Additional Authors
  • Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)
  • Milbank Memorial Fund.
Description
xxix, 564 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Series Statement
California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 4
Uniform Title
California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 4.
Alternative Title
Public health law & ethics
Subject
  • Public health laws > United States
  • Public health > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Public health laws
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-543) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Mapping the issues -- The public's health -- Public health ethics -- Public health duties and powers -- Public health and the protection of individual rights -- Public health governance : direct regulation for the public's health and safety -- Tort law and the public's health : indirect regulation -- Global health law : health in a global community -- Surveillance and public health research : privacy and the "right to know" -- Health, communication, and behavior -- Medical countermeasures for epidemic disease : bodily integrity -- Public health strategies for epidemic disease : association, travel, and liberty -- Economic liberty and the pursuit of public health -- Concluding reflections on the field : case studies on biosecurity, genomics, and obesity.
Call Number
JBE 14-239
ISBN
  • 9780520261921 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0520261925 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2010007682
OCLC
449860792
Title
Public health law and ethics : a reader / edited by Lawrence O. Gostin.
Imprint
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press ; New York, N.Y. : Milbank Memorial Fund, c2010.
Edition
Rev. and updated 2nd ed.
Series
California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 4
California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 4.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-543) and index.
Added Author
Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)
Milbank Memorial Fund.
Other Form:
Online version: Public health law and ethics. Rev. and updated 2nd ed. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press ; New York, N.Y. : Milbank Memorial Fund, c2010 (OCoLC)762195208
Research Call Number
JBE 14-239
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