Investigation and Analysis of Hotels Spatial Distribution to Medical Tourism Attractions Case Study: Shiraz

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, Faculty of Humanity Sciences, University of Yazd, Yazd, Iran

2 Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Geography and Urban Planning,Faculty of Humanity Sciences, University of Yazd, Yazd, Iran

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