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Ethics in Public Health

By: Emily E. Anderson
In: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology
Edited by: Sarah Boslaugh

Public health practice and research raise unique ethical dilemmas. In contrast to medicine, which is patient-centered, public health activities aim to protect and promote population health and must balance risks and benefits to individuals against those to communities or ...

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  Anderson, E. (2008). Ethics in public health. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of epidemiology (pp. 347-350). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n141
  
  Anderson, Emily E. "Ethics in Public Health." In Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, edited by Boslaugh, Sarah, 347-50. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n141.
  
  Anderson, E. 2008. Ethics in Public Health. In: Sarah Boslaugh Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 347-350 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n141> [Accessed 30 Jun 2022].
  
  Anderson, Emily E. "Ethics in Public Health." Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Edited by Sarah Boslaugh. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 347-50. SAGE Research Methods. 30 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n141.
  
  Anderson, Emily E. (2008). Ethics in public health In: Boslaugh, Sarah (Ed.),Ethics in public health Encyclopedia of epidemiology Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008:347-350. doi:10.4135/9781412953948.n141
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