Improvement in household stoves and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Xuanwei, China: Retrospective cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7524, 2005, Pages 1050-1052

  Chapman, Robert S ^a   He, Xingzhou ^b   Blair, Aaron E ^c   Lan, Qing ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIMNEY; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; COAL; COOKERY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27744500977     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38628.676088.55     Document Type: Article

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