Article | REF: MED4001 V1

Spatial analysis for epidemiology and health geography

Author: Marc SOURIS

Publication date: December 10, 2016

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7. Conclusion

Spatial analysis for epidemiology is a rich and varied field, with, as we have seen in this article, numerous methods and techniques. Spatial and spatio-temporal analysis is necessary to understand how health phenomena work, whether from an epidemiological point of view or for geographic analysis. But it's also a difficult field, because as we've pointed out throughout this article, there are many restrictions to take into account:

  • data quality must always be questioned;

  • you have to be careful about aggregation and scale transfers;

  • analyses are often too simple and do not reflect the complexity of reality (distance and connectivity calculations, natural barriers);

  • spatial interactions can be density-dependent;

  • ...

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