Spatial analysis of hypothyroidism and ground water pH in an Urban Area of Kerala using the geographic information system

• Main Authors: Mathew Joseph Valamparampil (Author), Sara Varghese (Author), Ananth Mohan (Author), Rajesh Reghunath (Author), A L Achu (Author), T S Anish (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypothyroidism is a disease assuming increasing relevance. The causative role of acidic nature of drinking water has not yet been investigated in Kerala. We attempted to determine the spatial association between the occurrence of self-reported hypothyroidism and pH of ground water using the geograph...