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The main aim of the study is to present the history and the state of research in Polish medical geography. Its origins are the same as in world geography, i.e. it is associated with non-geographers. However, it was developing very slowly till the mid-1980s. Since then a slow increase in the number of publications has been noted (with a noticeable predominance of studies in disease geography over health geography). But still, it must be emphasised that medical geography in Poland is poorly developed.

History and Main Research Currents in Polish Medical Geography

Quaestiones Geographicae

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The main aim of the study is to present the history and the state of research in Polish medical geography. Its origins are the same as in world geography, i.e....

History and Main Research Currents in Polish Medical Geography

Published Online: Apr 26, 2018

Page range: 27 - 37

Received: Oct 17, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0012

Keywords
medical geography, health geography, disease geography, Poland

© 2018 Tomasz Michalski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

History and Main Research Currents in Polish Medical Geography

Published Online: Apr 26, 2018

Page range: 27 - 37

Received: Oct 17, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0012

Keywordsmedical geography, health geography, disease geography, Poland

© 2018 Tomasz Michalski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
medical geography, health geography, disease geography, Poland