Asthma and indoor environment in Nepal

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 477-481

  Melsom, T ^a   Brinch, L ^a   Hessen, J O ^a   Schei, M A ^b   Kolstrup, N ^a   Jacobsen, B K ^a   Svanes, C ^c   Pandey, M R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d Mrigendra Samjhana Medical Trust   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Asthma; Domestic animals; Infection hypothesis; Microbial stimulation; Passive smoking; Smoky fuels

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ADOLESCENT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COOKERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SMOKE; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0035014807     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.6.477     Document Type: Article

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