A profile of biomass stove use in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1097-1110

  Elledge, Myles F ^a   Phillips, Michael J ^a   Thornburg, Vanessa E ^a   Everett, Kibri H ^a   Nandasena, Sumal ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Biomass stove; Indoor air pollution; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS FUEL; CHARCOAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; COOKING APPLIANCE; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH POLICY; INDOOR AIR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS STOVE; CATARACT; COAL POWER; COOKING; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KITCHEN; LITERATURE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG CANCER; MANURE; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SRI LANKA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WOOD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 84860240015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9041097     Document Type: Review

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