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Handbook of Health and Medical Geography

ISBN

9781639271733

Author

Thomas Flynn

Publisher

American Medical Publishers

Language

English

Publication Year

2021

Category :

Health Care

Pages

242

Price

$ 162

Description

Health geography refers to the area of study that deals with the interaction between people and the environment. It is a subdiscipline of human geography. Health geography views health through a holistic perspective. It encompasses society and space, and conceptualizes the role of place, location, and geography in health, well-being, and disease. Medical geography is an upcoming area of health research. It combines geography and medicine and deals with the geographic aspects of health and healthcare. It also studies the effects of locale and climate on health. Medical geography aims to improve the understanding of the various factors which affect the health of individuals and the population as a whole. This book brings forth some of the most innovative concepts and elucidates the unexplored aspects of health and medical geography. Its aim is to present researches that have transformed this discipline and aided its advancement. This book will serve as a reference to a broad spectrum of readers.