Handbook of Health and Medical Geography

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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...

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