From Chaos to Coercion: Detention and the Control of Tuberculosis
This is a fascinating book. It uses tuberculosis to look at the balance between individual liberty and the public good: the tensions created between personal liberty and social responsibility, a strong theme in all work in public health. The context is New York in the 1990s, but as Coker states, “Th...
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Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
2002
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 129 |
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