The Joint Action and Learning Initiative: Towards a Global Agreement on National and Global Responsibilities for Health
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1 O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., United States of America, 2 Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, 3 Medico International, Frankfurt, Germany, 4 Prayas, Chittorgarh, India, 5 Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom, 6 Tsinghua University Law School, Beijing, China, 7 Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway and Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 8 School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
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دوره 8 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011