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Introduction to Medical Geology (Erlangen Earth Conference Series) - Softcover

Dissanayake, C. B. B.; Chandrajith, Rohana

 
9783642101502: Introduction to Medical Geology (Erlangen Earth Conference Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 364210150X ISBN 13: 9783642101502
Verlag: Springer, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Over two billion people live in tropical lands. Most of them live in intimate contact with the immediate geological environment, obtaining their food and water directly from it. The unique geochemistry of these tropical environments have a marked influence on their health, giving rise to diseases that affect millions of people. The origin of these diseases is geologic as exemplified by dental and skeletal fluorosis, iodine deficiency disorders, trace element imbalances to name a few. This book, one of the first of its kind, serves as an excellent introduction to the emerging discipline of Medical Geology.

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
364210150X
ISBN 13 
9783642101502
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
316
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