Journey to asylum: a medical-geographical idea in historical context

Auteur :
PHILO, C.

Description :
This paper investigates a specific geographical idea (importance of distance-decay patterns in the utilisation of medical or mental health facilities) and the objective is to illuminate the historical-geographical contexts in which the idea originated, was debated and was seen to break down. The paper examines contexts in nineteenth-century England, associated with the territorial structure of the public county asylum system.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of historical geography, issn : 0305-7488, 1995, vol. 21, n°. 2, p. 148-168, Collation : Illustration

Date :
1995

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London ; New York, NY ; San Francisco, CA, Academic Press