A Critical Appraisal of the World Health Organisation’s International Health Regulations (2005) in Times of Pandemic – It is Time for Revision

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A Critical Appraisal of the World Health Organisation’s International Health Regulations (2005) in Times of Pandemic – It is Time for Revision. / Broberg, Morten.

In: European Journal of Risk Regulation, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2020, p. 202-209.

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Broberg, M 2020, 'A Critical Appraisal of the World Health Organisation’s International Health Regulations (2005) in Times of Pandemic – It is Time for Revision', European Journal of Risk Regulation, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 202-209. https://doi.org/10.1017/err.2020.26

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Broberg, M. (2020). A Critical Appraisal of the World Health Organisation’s International Health Regulations (2005) in Times of Pandemic – It is Time for Revision. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 11(2), 202-209. https://doi.org/10.1017/err.2020.26

Vancouver

Broberg M. A Critical Appraisal of the World Health Organisation’s International Health Regulations (2005) in Times of Pandemic – It is Time for Revision. European Journal of Risk Regulation. 2020;11(2):202-209. https://doi.org/10.1017/err.2020.26

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Broberg, Morten. / A Critical Appraisal of the World Health Organisation’s International Health Regulations (2005) in Times of Pandemic – It is Time for Revision. In: European Journal of Risk Regulation. 2020 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 202-209.

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