The emerging field of medical geology in brief: Some examples

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Buck, Brenda J ^a   Londono, Sandra C ^b   McLaurin, Brett T ^c   Metcalf, Rodney ^a   Mouri, Hassina ^d   Selinus, Olle ^e   Shelembe, Refilwe ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^e LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY;

MEDICAL COMMUNITY; MEDICAL GEOLOGIES; MEDICAL PRACTITIONER; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIELD METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY; MEDICAL GEOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85037546680     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-5362-6     Document Type: Article

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