The geography of health

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Approximately 1800 references "on the relationship between the incidence of disease and the various aspects of environment--both physical and human, the latter including socio-economic and cultural conditions." Mostly English-language serial and monographic literature, but also includes German, Russian, and Spanish sources. Covers fields of epidemiology, nutrition, environmental sciences, geography, social sciences, and health planning. Arranged according to 8 sections, e.g., Soil and disease; Climatic factors and disease. Each entry gives bibliographical information. Geographical index.