Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, 2d rev. ed.

PositionBrief article - Book review

Gostin, Lawrence O. Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, 2nd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008; 609-883-1759.

In this revised second edition, the author analyzes the major health threats of our times, from emerging infectious diseases (e.g., SARS and pandemic influenza) to bioterrorism (e.g., the deliberate release of anthrax and smallpox) to chronic diseases caused by overweight and obesity. By analyzing transnational law, he shows how public health law transcends national borders in areas ranging from infectious disease and tobacco use to world trade and access to essential...

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