Home air pollution and respiratory illnesses (low sharp respiratory infection, COPD, lung cancer and asthma): Evidences of association;Contaminación del aire domiciliario y enfermedades respiratorias (infección respiratoria aguda baja, epoc, cancer de pulmon y asma): Evidencias de asociación

Revista Facultad de Medicina (Colombia)

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-64

  Alvis Guzmán, Nelson ^a   de la Hoz Restrepo, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomass; Lung neoplasms; Respiratory tract diseases; Respiratory tract infections; Smoke

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249132301     PISSN: 01200011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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