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8. Glossary
Epidemiology
Description and measurement of the characteristics of a pathology or health condition in a population. Study of the factors influencing health and disease in a population.
Géographie de la santé; health geography
Geographical analysis of the healthcare system and the spatial distribution of diseases
spatial analysis
Data analysis that seeks to highlight structures, shapes or geometric characteristics of a set of objects, using their location. Spatial analysis also seeks to analyze the interactions and processes at the origin of these structures.
geographic information system; système d'information géographique
Information system designed to capture, store, manage, analyze and represent localized geographic...
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