Poor urban environments: Use of paraffin and other fuels as sources of indoor air pollution

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 585-586

  Bailie, R S ^a   Pilotto, L S ^b   Ehrlich, R I ^c   Mbuli, S ^d   Truter, R ^e   Terblanche, P ^e  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Department of Health ^*  (South Africa)

^e DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; FUEL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARAFFIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

EID: 0032778464     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.9.585     Document Type: Article

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