Poor awareness and knowledge about indoor air pollution in the urban population of Mumbai, India

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 447-450

  Niphadkar, Pramod V ^a,b   Rangnekar, Kshitija ^a   Tulaskar, Pooja ^a   Deo, Sudha ^b   Mahadik, Sujata ^b   Kakade, Amol M ^b  

^a Asthma Allergy Centre   (India)

^b Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital & Research Centre   (India)

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