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An Introduction to the geography of health/ (Record no. 186504)

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fixed length control field	02693nam a2200169Ia 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9780415498067
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency	CUS
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	614.42
Item number	ANT/I
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Peter, Anthamatten.
245 #3 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	An Introduction to the geography of health/
Statement of responsibility, etc.	Anthamatten Pete and Hazen Helen
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	London:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Routledge,
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	xx, 273 p. :
Other physical details	ill., maps ;
Dimensions	26 cm.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note	1. Introduction. What is the geography of health? --<br/>What is health? --<br/>Evolving approaches to health geography --<br/>Structure of this book --<br/>Section I. ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO HUMAN HEALTH . 2. Ecological Approaches to Human Health and Environmental Change --<br/>Ecology of human health --<br/>Cultural ecology of disease --<br/>Disease cycles --<br/>Landscape epidemiology --<br/>Environmental change --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>3. Demographic Change and Emerging and Resurgent Infectious Diseases --<br/>The demographic and epidemiologic transitions --<br/>Pathogen and vector populations --<br/>Emerging and resurgent infectious diseases --<br/>Case studies of emerging and resurgent infectious diseases --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>4. Environmental Exposures --<br/>Non-living agents of disease --<br/>Assessing environmental exposures --<br/>Environmental justice --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>Section II. SOCIAL APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE . 5. Social and Economic Environments --<br/>Health and wealth --<br/>The social and economic environment --<br/>Sense of place and health --<br/>Vulnerability and environmental hazards --<br/>Socioeconomic environments and obesity --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>6. Culture and Identity --<br/>Culture --<br/>Identity --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>7. Power and Politics of Health --<br/>Structural approaches to power --<br/>Politics and health --<br/>"New" geographies of power --<br/>Fertility policy --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>8. Geographies of Healthcare --<br/>Foundations of medical thought and practice --<br/>Alternative medical systems --<br/>Healthcare provision and access --<br/>Geographies of care --<br/>Therapeutic landscapes --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>Section III. SPATIAL APPROACHES TO HUMAN HEALTH. 9. Cartography and Visualization of Health Data --<br/>Origins of health mapping --<br/>Reading maps --<br/>Cartographic concepts --<br/>Maps as a tool for displaying data --<br/>Mapping as a tool for exploring spatial patterns in health --<br/>Mapping as an analytical tool --<br/>Visualizing health patterns: The Atlas of United States Mortality --<br/>Sources of data and data quality --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>10. Health and Gis --<br/>GIS concepts and terminology --<br/>GIS applications in health studies --<br/>Challenges in GIS and health --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>11. Integrating Approaches to the Study of the Geography of Health --<br/>Global infectious disease campaigns --<br/>Conclusion
650 ## - SUBJECT
Keyword	Medical geography
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Hazen, Helen.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type	General Books

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Withdrawn status	Lost status	Damaged status	Not for loan	Home library	Current library	Shelving location	Date acquired	Full call number	Accession number	Date last seen	Date last checked out	Koha item type
				Central Library, Sikkim University	Central Library, Sikkim University	General Book Section	29/08/2016	614.42 ANT/I	P41518	18/07/2022	19/05/2022	General Books