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The fourth edition is a major update with several new chapters covering such topics as political ecology and genetics the title has been expanded from medical geography to health and medical geography reflecting the important shift to integrated perspectives the authors present diverse holistic approaches to a broad and complex set of topics. The fourth edition is a major update with several new chapters covering such topics as political ecology and genetics the title has been expanded from medical geographyto health and medical geography reflecting the important shift to integrated perspectives the authors present diverse holistic approaches to a broad and complex set of topics. The fourth edition of the leading text in the field has been updated and reorganized to cover the latest developments in disease ecology and health promotion across the globe the book accessibly introduces the core questions and perspectives of health and medical geography and presents cutting edge techniques of mapping and spatial analysis. The fourth edition of the leading text in the field has been updated and reorganized to cover the latest developments in disease ecology and health promotion across the globe the book accessibly introduces the core questions and perspectives of health and medical geography and presents cutting edge techniques of mapping and spatial analysis. The fourth edition of the leading text in the field has been updated and reorganized to cover the latest developments in disease ecology and health promotion across the globe the book accessibly introduces the core questions and perspectives of health and medical geography and presents cutting edge techniques of mapping and spatial analysis