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Public health law research : theory and methods /

"Public Health Law Research: Theory and Methods definitively explores the mechanisms, theories and models central to public health law research - a growing field dedicated to measuring and studying law as a central means for advancing public health. Editors Alexander C. Wagenaar and Scott Burri...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wagenaar, Alexander C. (Editor ), Burris, Scott (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand, [2013]
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Public Health Law Research: Theory and Methods definitively explores the mechanisms, theories and models central to public health law research - a growing field dedicated to measuring and studying law as a central means for advancing public health. Editors Alexander C. Wagenaar and Scott Burris outline integrated theory drawn from numerous disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences; specific mechanisms of legal effect and guidelines for collecting and coding empirical datasets of statutory and case law; optimal research designs for randomized trials and natural experiments for public health law evaluation; and methods for qualitative and cost-benefit studies of law. They also discuss the challenge of effectively translating the results of scientific evaluations into public health laws and highlight the impact of this growing field"--Publisher's description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 482 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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