Comparison of indoor air quality in electrified and un-electrified dwellings in rural South African villages

Indoor Air

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 208-216

  Rollin H B ^a   Mathee, A ^a   Bruce, N ^b   Levin, J ^a   Von Schirnding, Y E R ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomass fuels; Carbon monoxide; Developing countries; Electrification; Lower respiratory infections; Respirable particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KITCHENS; RURAL AREAS;

% REDUCTIONS; BIOMASS FUELS; ELECTRIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; LARGE-SCALE STUDIES; LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RESPIRABLE PARTICULATE MATTERS; RURAL VILLAGES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOUSEHOLD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 2442545147     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2004.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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