Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 395

Full Length Research Paper

Why populations are not planets_ gravity and the limits of disease modeling by analogy

Tom Koch
  • Tom Koch
  • Department of Geography (Medical) Vancouver, University of British Columbia, Canada.
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Ken Denike
  • Ken Denike
  • Department of Geography (Medical) Vancouver, University of British Columbia, Canada.
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  •  Received: 18 May 2021
  •  Accepted: 10 August 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2021

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