Setting out the debates and reviewing the evidence that links health outcomes with social and physical environments, this new edition of the well-established text offers an accessible overview of the theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and research in the field of health geography * Includes international examples, drawn from a broad range of countries, and extensive illustrations * Unique in its approach to health geography, as opposed to medical geography * New chapters focus on contemporary concerns including neighborhoods and health, ageing, and emerging infectious disease * Offers five new case studies and an fresh emphasis on qualitative research approaches * Written by two of the leading health geographers in the world, each with extensive experience in research and policy
- ISBN13 9781118274859
- Publish Date 17 November 2014 (first published 15 October 2014)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition 3rd Revised edition
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 432
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=1118274857