Indoor air pollution in developing countries: Recommendations for research

Indoor Air

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 198-207

  Smith, K R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal, Health effects, Improved stoves, Cooking; Developing countries, Biomass fuels

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; COAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STOVES;

BIOMASS FUELS; COAL, HEALTH EFFECT, IMPROVED STOVE, COOKING; CROP RESIDUE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY, BIOMASS FUEL; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HEALTH EFFECTS; IMPROVED STOVES; INTERVENTION RESEARCH; SOLID FUELS; UNCERTAINTY;

BIOMASS;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; COOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COOKERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEAT; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; VENTILATION;

EID: 0036729420     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0668.2002.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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