Assessing correlations between geological hazards and health outcomes: Addressing complexity in medical geology

Background: The field of medical geology addresses the relationships between exposure to specific geological characteristics and the development of a range of health problems: for example, long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water can result in the development of skin conditions and cancers. W...

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Main Authors: Nicola Ann Wardrop, Jennifer Susan Le Blond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412015300234