Early-life exposure to indoor air pollution or tobacco smoke and lower respiratory tract illness and wheezing in African infants: a longitudinal birth cohort study
Summary: Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) are associated with lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) or wheezing in children. However, the effect of the timing of these exposures, specifically antenatal versus postnatal, and of alternate fuel sources such...
Main Authors: | Aneesa Vanker, DrFCPaed, Whitney Barnett, MPH, Lesley Workman, MPH, Polite M Nduru, MPhil, Peter D Sly, ProfDSc, Robert P Gie, ProfFCPaed, Heather J Zar, ProfPhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-11-01
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Series: | The Lancet Planetary Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519617301341 |
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