Association of indoor air pollution with acute lower respiratory tract infections in children under 5 years of age

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 132-135

  Ramesh Bhat, Y ^a   Manjunath, N ^a   Sanjay, D ^a   Dhanya, Y ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute lower respiratory tract infection; Children; Cooking fuel; Indoor air pollution; Passive smoking

Indexed keywords

FUEL; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84874924695     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046905512Y.0000000027     Document Type: Article

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