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The emerging field of medical geology in brief: some examples

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Emerging medical problems present medical practitioners with many difficult challenges. Emergent disciplines may offer the medical community new opportunities to address a range of these diseases. One such emerging discipline is medical geology, a science that is dealing with the influence of natural environmental factors on the geographical distribution of health in humans and animals. It involves the study of the processes and causes of diseases and also the use research findings to present solutions to health problems.

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  1. Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, 89154, USA

    Brenda J. Buck & Rodney Metcalf

  2. School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1404, USA

    Sandra C. Londono

  3. Department of Environmental, Geographical and Geological Sciences, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400 E. 2nd St., Bloomsburg, PA, 17815, USA

    Brett T. McLaurin

  4. Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Hassina Mouri & Refilwe Shelembe

  5. Linneaus University, Kalmar, Sweden

    Olle Selinus

  6. Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa

    Refilwe Shelembe

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Buck, B.J., Londono, S.C., McLaurin, B.T. et al. The emerging field of medical geology in brief: some examples. Environ Earth Sci 75, 449 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-5362-6

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