Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Balneology Research in Spain
Maraver F (1-2) , Morer C (2-3)
(1) Professional School of Medical Hydrology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
(2) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Medical Hydrology, Faculty of
Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
(3) Thalasso Center, San Pedro del Pinatar-Murcia, Spain
fmaraver@med.ucm.es
Balneology has been highly developed in Spain in the last decade since the
improvement of the spa facilities and institutional aids to the Thermal Program. In
fact it has doubled the attendance at the spas due to the “Public social and health
programs” development.
However, research in balneology has not followed the same development.
Centers and Institutions dedicated to research in balneology in Spain are analyzed:
lines of work and major published works.
In the past years 15 articles were published in the PUBMED about the role of
Medical Hydrology in Spain.
Highlight studies are on bottled water.
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Balnea
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ISBN: 978-84-669-1887-0
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