Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint
- ISBN-10
- 0520226488
- ISBN-13
- 9780520226487
- Series
- Public Health Law
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 491
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Lawrence O. Gostin
Description
The first comprehensive treatment of public health law by the nation's leading expert in the field. In his research and teaching, Gostin has defined the field of public health law; this book represents the culmination of his research and thinking on the subject.
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