A major environmental cause of death

Science

Volumn 334, Issue 6053, 2011, Pages 180-

  Martin II, William J ^a   Glass, Roger I ^a   Balbus, John M ^a   Collins, Francis S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INDOOR AIR; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKE; UNITED NATIONS;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; COOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKE; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 80054109381     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1213088     Document Type: Short Survey

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