Practicing Health Geography: The African Context
Date
2021
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Abstract
This introductory section summarizes the key characteristics of health
and medical geography. It also illustrates how these characteristics have shaped
what’s currently known concerning the practice health geography in Africa. The
chapter ends by briefly describing the different chapters of the book and how these
illustrate the diverse character of the practice of health geography in Africa.
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Health geography · Medical geography · Health and space · Health and place · Geo-enabled health decisions