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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Addressing social determinants of health inequities: what can the state and civil society do?

6 Nov 2008 In this Health Policy article, we selected and reviewed evidence synthesised by nine knowledge networks established by WHO to support the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. We have indicated the part that national governments and ... Read more...

[Should there be a specific management for HIV infected-immigrants in France?]

12 Sep 2008 Immigrants living in France account for one third of new cases of infection and are a target population for prevention. Care givers should adapt their management practice, taking into account this population's specificities which are not restricted ... Read more...

Position and role of forensic psychiatry in integrative psychiatry.

30 Aug 2008 The integrative approach to psychiatry has gained more importance in recent years. Is it justified or not, does it improve theory or practice, those are only some of the questions to which we are looking for answers, but in this paper we shall ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Human Rights'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Addressing social determinants of health inequities: what can the state and civil society do? 6 Nov 2008
• Strengthening clinical and research ethics in Nigeria--an agenda for change. 30 Oct 2008
• The Declaration of Istanbul on organ trafficking and transplant tourism. 25 Oct 2008
• Institutional review board approval for surveys: why it is necessary. 29 Sep 2008
• Back to third grade: a vision of health care for all. 29 Sep 2008
• Blood pressure screening in children: do we have this right? 29 Sep 2008
• The right to health and accountability. 25 Sep 2008
• Iran holds AIDS doctors. 16 Sep 2008
• [Should there be a specific management for HIV infected-immigrants in France?] 12 Sep 2008
• A question of ethics. 7 Sep 2008
• Mental illness and human rights. 30 Aug 2008
• Position and role of forensic psychiatry in integrative psychiatry. 30 Aug 2008
• (Re)Integration of mental patients - mixed media messages. 30 Aug 2008
• Mental illness and ethnicity - being a stateless person (apatride). 30 Aug 2008
• Abuse of mentally ill patients: are we ignoring the human rights principle? 30 Aug 2008
• [Politics of aging in the presence of ethical questions] 30 Aug 2008
• [Medical proof of torture use in the USA] 26 Aug 2008
• Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis. 10 Aug 2008
• The case against criminalization of HIV transmission. 4 Aug 2008
• Stigma, ethics and policy: a commentary on Bayer's "Stigma and the ethics of public health: Not can we but should we". 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Human Rights'

Definition: The rights of the individual to cultural, social, economic, and educational opportunities as provided by society, e.g., right to work, right to education, and right to social security.

Descriptor UI: D006806

Alternative terms: Human Rights; Human Right; Right, Human; Rights, Human; Rights;

Related Mesh Headings: Civil Rights; Women's Rights; Human Rights Abuses;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; injuries; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.473; N03.706.437;

History Note: 73

Technical Notes: specify geog if pertinent; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES is also available