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This is a new edition of a book called "Spatial Epidemiology: Methods and Applications" which explores the field of geographical variations in diseases. It focuses on the impact of environmental exposures at a small-area scale and provides an authoritative account of current practices and developments. The field of spatial epidemiology is growing rapidly due to increased public, governmental, and media concern about environmental and health issues. This book will be of interest to epidemiologists, public health practitioners, statisticians, geographers, environmental scientists, and others interested in understanding the geographical distribution of disease and the effects of environmental exposures on human health. It can also be used as a source for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in epidemiology, medical geography, biostatistics, environmental health, and environmental science. Additionally, it can serve as a reference for health policy makers, health economists, regulators, and others in the field of environmental health.
This is a new paperback edition of the well received text Spatial Epidemiology: Methods and Applications. It is an easy to read, clear and concise exploration of the field of geographical variations in diseases. Especially with respect to variations in environmental exposures at the small-area scale this book gives an authoriative account of current practice and developments. The recent and rapid expansion of the field looks set to continue in line with growing public, governmental and media concern about environmental and health issues, and the scientific need to understand and explain the effects of environmental pollutants on health. Of interest to epidemiologists, public health pratitioners, statistcians, geographers, environmental scientists and others concerned with understanding the geographical distribution of disease and the effects of environmental exposures on human health. It will be a valuable source for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in epidemiology, medicial geography, biostatistics, environmental health and environmental science as well as a useful source of reference for health policy makers, health economists, regulators and others in the field of environmental health.
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