Indoor air pollution in developing countries and acute lower respiratory infections in children

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 518-532

  Smith, Kirk R ^a   Samet, Jonathan M ^b   Romieu, Isabelle ^c   Bruce, Nigel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Biomass fuels; Children; Developing countries; Indoor air pollution

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CIGARETTE SMOKE; COAL; FUEL; KEROSENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEASLES; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOOD;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MANURE; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WOOD;

EID: 0034067117     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.6.518     Document Type: Article

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