Biomass fuels are the probable risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural South China

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 889-897

  Liu, Shengming ^a,b   Zhou, Yumin ^a   Wang, Xiaoping ^c   Wang, Dali ^d   Lu, Jiachun ^e   Zheng, Jingping ^a   Zhong, Nanshan ^a   Ran, Pixin ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Department of Respiratory Disease of the First Municipal Hospital of Shaoguan ^*  (China)

^d Second Hospital of Liwang District of Guangzhou City   (China)

^e GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; FEMALE; FOSSIL FUELS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 35348974996     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.061457     Document Type: Article

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