Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
JEO 437 Medical Geology Turkish Elective
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 4 3 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites None
Class Restriction None
Course Description
General information about health. History, subject, goal, task and significance of medical geology. Environment of life and geological environment. Basic features of the geological environment. Characteristics of geological factors and their influence on human health. The geography of disease (Nosogeography). Subject and tasks of geological and medical disciplines in defining quality of the environment and its influence on human health. Methods of medical geology. Use of applied medical geology results in economy and health care.