Hardships and health impacts on women due to traditional cooking fuels: A case study of Himachal Pradesh, India

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 7587-7594

  Parikh, Jyoti ^a  

^a Integrated Research and Action for Development IRADe   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass fuels; Gender; Hardships

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS FUELS; COOKING FUELS; ENERGY USE; FUEL WOOD; GENDER; HARDSHIPS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HIGH ALTITUDE; HIMACHAL PRADESH , INDIA; HOUSEHOLD FUELS; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; TRADITIONAL COOKING;

ENERGY POLICY; HEALTH; SURVEYS;

FUELS;

BIOFUEL; COOKING APPLIANCE; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 80855131460     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.05.055     Document Type: Article

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