Law in Public Health Practice
- ISBN-10
- 0199863822
- ISBN-13
- 9780199863822
- Category
- Public health
- Pages
- 570
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
Description
Written jointly by experts in law and in public health, this book is designed specifically for public health practitioners, lawyers, healthcare providers, and law and public health educators and students. It identifies, defines, and clarifies the complex principles of law as they bear on the practice of public health
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