Lung function and symptoms among indigenous Mayan women exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1372-1379

  Díaz, Esperanza ^a   Bruce, N ^b   Pope, D ^b   Lie, R T ^a   Diaz A ^c   Arana, B ^c   Smith, K R ^d   Smith Sivertsen, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Valle University of Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; Developing countries; Exposure; Indoor air pollution; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHLEGMON; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; WHEEZING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOSSIL FUELS; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 37549045244     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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