Combining legal epidemiology and implementation science to improve global access to medicines: challenges and opportunities
Jeff Lane,
Andy Stergachis
Abstract:Laws and policies affecting access to medicines have been in the global health spotlight for decades, yet our understanding of their effects remains substantially underdeveloped. The emerging field of legal epidemiology combined with the methods of implementation science presents an opportunity to help address this gap. Legal epidemiology refers to the scientific study and deployment of law as a factor in the cause, distribution, and prevention of disease and injury in a population. Legal epidemiology studies … Show more
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