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Legal determinants of health: facing global health challenges

Selina Lowe, Richard Horton

The Lancet  |  April 30, 2019

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Law is crucial for protecting the health and wellbeing of society. Robust legal systems strive to create a society that is fair. Laws influence every aspect of society and health, from regulating individual lives to stipulating expected behaviours of individuals, states, and corporate entities.

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