Health effects of indoor combustion products

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 348-350

  Burr, M L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combustion; cooking; fuel; heating

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; FUEL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; COMBUSTION; COOKING; FIRE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; COAL; COOKERY; FOSSIL FUELS; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMANS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; SMOKE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 0031423469     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409711700603     Document Type: Article

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