Publication Name	World Journal of Diabetes
Manuscript ID	75631
Country	United States

Category	Health Care Sciences & Services
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Epidemiology for public health practice: The application of spatial epidemiology
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Longjian Liu, Garvita Nagar, Ousmane Diarra, Stephanie Shosanya, Geeta Sharma, David Afesumeh and Akshatha Krishna
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Longjian Liu, MD, MSc, PhD, Doctor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, 3215 Market ST, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. ll85@drexel.edu
Key Words	Diabetes mellitus; Spatial epidemiology; Diabetes belt; Public health practice
Core Tip	This is a Letter to the Editor on the article published in World Journal of Diabetes 2021; 12: 1042, entitled: Spatial epidemiology of diabetes: Methods and Insights. Spatial epidemiology is a new sub-field of epidemiology. We read with great interest this paper, and would like to further address the application of spatial epidemiology for public health practice.
Citation	Liu L, Nagar G, Diarra O, Shosanya S, Sharma G, Afesumeh D, Krishna A. Epidemiology for public health practice: The application of spatial epidemiology. World J Diabetes 2022; 13(7): 584-586

Received	2022-02-12 22:37
Peer-Review Started	2022-02-12 22:37
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2022-04-17 23:01
Revised	2022-05-05 18:20
Second Decision	2022-06-20 03:04
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2022-06-26 23:47
Articles in Press	2022-06-26 23:47
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2022-07-05 14:18

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