Reduced lung function due to biomass smoke exposure in young adults in rural Nepal

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-30

  Kurmi, Om P ^a   Devereux, Graham S ^b   Smith, W Cairns S ^b   Semple, Sean ^b   Steiner, Markus F C ^b   Simkhada, Padam ^c   Lam, Kin Bong Hubert ^a   Ayres, Jon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airflow obstruction; Biomass; Indoor air pollution; Lung function

Indexed keywords

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKE; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; BIOMASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; NEPAL; SMOKE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84872174164     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00220511     Document Type: Article

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