The Impact of Indoor Air Pollution on the Incidence of Life Threatening Respiratory Illnesses: Evidence from Young Children in Peru

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 500-515

  Gajate Garrido, Gissele ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; INDOOR AIR; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

PERU;

EID: 84875956715     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.709617     Document Type: Article

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