Ethics and security aspects of infectious disease control: interdisciplinary perspectives
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Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England Ashgate ©2012
Series:Global health
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Online Access:FAW01
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
The actual or potential burden of infectious diseases is sometimes so great that governments treat them as threats to national security. However, such treatment potentially increases the risk that emergency disease-control measures will be ineffective, counterproductive and/or unjust. Research on ethical issues associated with infectious disease is a relatively new and rapidly growing area of academic inquiry, as is research on infectious diseases within the field of security studies. This volume incorporates ethical and security perspectives, thus furthering research in both fields. Its uniqu
Physical Description:xvi, 240 pages
ISBN:9781409422549
1409422542
9781409470892
140947089X
9781409422532
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