Medical Geography, Third EditionGuilford Press, 20/04/2010 - 498 من الصفحات The leading text in the field, this comprehensive book reviews geographic approaches to studying disease and public health issues across the globe. It presents cutting-edge techniques of spatial and social analysis and explores their relevance for understanding cultural and political ecology, disease systems, and health promotion. Essential topics include how new diseases emerge and epidemics develop in particular places; the intersecting influences on health of biological processes, culture, environment, and behavior; and the changing landscape of health care planning and service delivery. The text is richly illustrated with tables, figures, and maps, including 16 color plates. |
المحتوى
Chapter 1 | 1 |
Chapter 2 | 26 |
Chapter 3 | 73 |
Chapter 4 | 98 |
Chapter 5 | 149 |
Chapter 6 | 207 |
Chapter 7 | 247 |
Chapter 8 | 281 |
Chapter 10 | 351 |
Chapter 11 | 407 |
Chapter 12 | 453 |
Chapter 13 | 483 |
| 486 | |
About the Authors | 498 |
Plates
| 499 |
Chapter 9 | 339 |
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