Biomass fuel exposure and respiratory diseases in India

BioScience Trends

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 219-228

  Prasad, Rajendra ^a   Singh, Abhijeet ^b   Garg, Rajiv ^b   Hosmane, Giridhar B ^c  

^a UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass fuels; Cancer; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; INDIA; LUNG TUMOR; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; INDIA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 84872542241     PISSN: 18817815     EISSN: 18817823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5582/bst.2012.v6.5.219     Document Type: Article

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