Household air pollution: An emerging risk factor for CVD

Global Heart

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 197-199

  Chockalingam, Arun ^a   Tolunay, H Eser ^a   Prabhakaran, Dorairaj ^b   Narula, Jagat ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING;

EID: 84866703808     PISSN: 22118160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2012.06.013     Document Type: Editorial

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