
Spatial analysis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its risk factors in an urban area of Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Sanjeev Nair,
Sethulekshmi Surendran,
Ananth Mohan,
MathewJoseph Valamparampil,
SreekanthKarthikeyan Balakrishnan,
AchuAsokan Laila,
Rajesh Reghunath,
Chinu Jose,
Amjith Rajeevan,
Prasannakumar Vasudevakaimal,
AnishTekkumkara Surendrannair,
ZiniaThajudeen Nujum,
Sara Varghese,
Alladi Mohan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_454_21
Subject(s) - copd , medicine , environmental health , firewood , geographic information system , pulmonary disease , population , geography , cartography , archaeology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the second leading cause of death in India. The objective of this study was to map COPD cases and its risk factors and to determine the association between them using geographic information system (GIS) in a semi-urban area of Trivandrum, South India.