Screen LibraryPublic Health Ethics：Key Concepts and Issues in Policy and Practice
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge medicine |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 239 pages: illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521689366 (pbk.) 0521689368 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | R1 |
| CLC: | R1-05 |
| Call Number: | R1-05/P976-1 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. "Public health ethics is a discipline concerned with the health of the public or a population as a whole, rather than focusing on the individual. This book introduces a number of this new field's central concepts and explores the key and controversial issues arising. Topics covered include the nature of public health ethics, the concepts of disease and prevention, risk and precaution, health inequalities and justice, screening, vaccination and disease control, smoking and issues relating to the environment and public health. With insightful contributions from leading experts, Public Health E |