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Spatial epidemiology
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<p> Spatial epidemiology is a <a href="/facts/Discipline_(academia)/pKoQHpYL">subfield</a> of <a href="/facts/Epidemiology/wgTmxoMA">epidemiology</a> focused on the study of the <a href="/facts/Space/tq6LUM3C">spatial</a> distribution of health outcomes; it is closely related to <a href="/facts/Health_geography/KrNjw975">health geography</a>. </p><p>Specifically, spatial epidemiology is concerned with the description and examination of disease and its geographic variations. This is done in consideration of “demographic, environmental, behavioral, socioeconomic, genetic, and infections risk factors." </p>