HEALTH, DISEASE AND SOCIETY a critical medical geography.
Originally published in 1987 this textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing field of medical geography. It illustrates the ideas, methods and debates that inform contemporary approaches to the subject, demonstrating the potential of a social and environmental approach to ill...
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| Language: | English |
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ROUTLEDGE,
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| Summary: | Originally published in 1987 this textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing field of medical geography. It illustrates the ideas, methods and debates that inform contemporary approaches to the subject, demonstrating the potential of a social and environmental approach to illness and health. The central theme is the need to reject an exclusively biological approach to health. The authors examine both the geography of health care and outline a selection of health service planning initiatives in both North America and Europe. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781000577303 1000577309 9781003283010 1003283012 9781000577334 1000577333 |