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Record 1 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Geography
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Health geography views health from a holistic perspective encompassing society and space, and it conceptualizes the role of place, location and geography in health, well-being and disease.

Key term(s)
  • geography of health

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie humaine
  • Hygiène et santé
DEF

[Discipline qui] décrit l'état des lieux sanitaires, [...] analyse les processus qui ont conduit aux disparités spatiales de santé constatées [et] étudie les effets spatiaux et territoriaux de la qualité de la santé de la population.

Spanish

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