Does ratification of human-rights treaties have effects on population health?

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Published in Lancet on June 06, 2009

Authors

Alexis Palmer1, Jocelyn Tomkinson, Charlene Phung, Nathan Ford, Michel Joffres, Kimberly A Fernandes, Leilei Zeng, Viviane Lima, Julio S G Montaner, Gordon H Guyatt, Edward J Mills

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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