Public Health, Ethics, and Equity

by Fabienne Peter, Amartya Sen, Sudhir Anand

Book Overview

This book builds an interdisciplinary understanding of health equity. With contributions from distinguished philosophers, anthropologists, economists, and public-health specialists, it centres on five major themes: what is health equity?; health equity and social justice; responsibilities for health; ethical issues in health evaluation; and anthropological perspectives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199276374
• ISBN13: 9780199276370
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"