Air quality and acute respiratory illness in biomass fuel using homes in Bagamoyo, Tanzania

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-44

  Kilabuko, James H ^a   Matsuki, Hidieki ^b   Nakai, Satoshi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Biomass fuels; Cooking; Kitchen; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FUEL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; TANZANIA;

EID: 34250303149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2007010007     Document Type: Article

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