A vitally human medical geography? Introducing Georges Canguilhem to geographers

New Zealand Geographer

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 82-96

  Philo, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Georges Canguilhem; Health geography; Medical geography; Normality; Pathology; Vitalism

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY;

EID: 34447343767     PISSN: 00288144     EISSN: 17457939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2007.00095.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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