Health and Medical Geography (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781632418524)

The study of health, disease and healthcare approached from a geographical perspective constitutes the field of health and medical geography. The field is focused on the study of the geographies of disease and illness, through descriptive and analytic research. This involves quantifying disease frequencies and distributions as well as the study of the characteristics that make an individual or a population susceptible to disease. An important aspect of health geography is the geography of healthcare, particularly healthcare facility location, utilization and accessibility. All pertinent health risks such as natural disasters, stress, depression, interpersonal violence, etc. are assessed in medical geography. This book aims to shed light on some of the unexplored aspects of health and medical geography and the recent researches in this field. Different approaches, evaluations, methodologies and advanced studies on medical and health geography have been included herein. This book is an essential guide for both academicians and those who wish to pursue this discipline further.

Author: Caleb Coleman
ISBN-10: 1632418525
ISBN-13: 9781632418524
Publisher: Hayle Medical
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2020
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 10.88h x 8.00w x 0.56d