Respiratory disease associated with solid biomass fuel exposure in rural women and children: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 232-239

  Po, June Y T ^a   FitzGerald, J Mark ^a   Carlsten, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CINAHL; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL AREA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79951948283     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.147884     Document Type: Article

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