Spatial epidemiology

Spatial epidemiology is a subfield of health geography focused on the study of the spatial distribution of disease.

See also

General topics

• Cluster (epidemiology)
• Complete spatial randomness
• Geographic information system
• Geographic information science
• Modifiable Areal Unit Problem
• Spatial analysis
• Spatial autocorrelation

Specific applications

• French paradox
• Stroke Belt

External links

• Spatialepidemiology.net - Provides a map-based interface for the display and analysis of infectious disease epidemiological data

Further reading

• Paul Elliott, J. C. Wakefield, Nicola G. Best, and David J. Briggs, editors (2000). Spatial Epidemiology: Methods and Applications. Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780198515326