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Book review: Human Rights in Global Health: Rights-Based Governance for a Globalizing World

Author: Unni Gopinathan

Published in: Globalization and Health | Issue 1/2019

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This is a review of the book “Human Rights in Global Health: Rights-Based Governance for a Globalizing World” edited by Benjamin Mason Meier and Lawrence O. Gostin.

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Title: Book review: Human Rights in Global Health: Rights-Based Governance for a Globalizing World
Author: Unni Gopinathan
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Globalization and Health / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1744-8603
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0491-9

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Book review: Human Rights in Global Health: Rights-Based Governance for a Globalizing World

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