Health Geography

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 35-45

  Moon, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomedical model of health; Compositional effects; Contextual effects; De medicalization; Epidemiology; Health promotion; Healthism; Multilevel modeling; Post medical geographies; Social capital; Social model of health; Therapeutic landscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 85069592877     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00338-2     Document Type: Chapter

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