Commentary: Could biomass fuel smoke cause anaemia and stunting in early childhood?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 130-131

  Samet, Jonathan M ^a   Tielsch, James ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CARBON MONOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; BIOMASS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD; COOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEATING; HOME; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFLAMMATION; LUNG INJURY; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANEMIA; BIOMASS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKERY; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEATING; HUMANS; INFANT; SMOKE;

EID: 34447312506     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl278     Document Type: Note

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