Solid fuel use is a major risk factor for acute coronary syndromes among rural women: A matched case control study

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-82

  Fatmi, Z ^a   Coggon, D ^b   Kazi, A ^a,c   Naeem, I ^a   Kadir, M M ^a   Sathiakumar, N ^d  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Biomass fuel; Indoor air pollution; Matched case control; Risk factor; Women

Indexed keywords

FUEL; SOLID FUEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; WOMENS HEALTH;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 84891372552     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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