The health benefits of interventions to reduce indoor air pollution from solid fuel use: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 53-59

  Mehta, Sumi ^a   Shahpar, Cyrus ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST REDUCTION; COSTS; HEALTH; HEATING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PULMONARY DISEASES; STOVES;

BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CURRENT SITUATION; HEALTH BENEFITS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS;

FUELS;

EID: 33644776220     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60466-4     Document Type: Article

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