Author : Tim Brown
Release : 2009-11-19
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 779/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis A Companion to Health and Medical Geography by : Tim Brown
Download or read book A Companion to Health and Medical Geography written by Tim Brown. This book was released on 2009-11-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion provides a comprehensive account of health and medical geography and approaches the major themes and key topics from a variety of angles. Offers a unique breadth of topics relating to both health and medical geography Includes contributions from a range of scholars from rising stars to established, internationally renowned authors Provides an up-to-date review of the state of the sub-discipline Thematically organized sections offer detailed accounts of specific issues and combine general overviews of the current literature with case study material Chapters cover topics at the cutting edge of the sub-discipline, including emerging and re-emerging diseases, the politics of disease, mental and emotional health, landscapes of despair, and the geography of care