Indoor air pollution and self-reported diseases - a case study of NCT of Delhi

Indoor Air

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 410-416

  Firdaus, G ^a   Ahmad, A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Delhi; Environment tobacco smoke; Health outcomes; Indoor environment; Traditional fuels

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; SMOKE; TOBACCO;

CASE-STUDIES; DELHI; ENVIRONMENT TOBACCO SMOKE; ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKES; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HOUSEHOLD LEVEL; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; TOBACCO SMOKE; TRADITIONAL FUELS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 80052627593     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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