Biomass Fuel Use and Cardiac Function in Nepali Women

Background: Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with biomass fuel affects billions of people. We hypothesized that HAP from woodsmoke, compared to other household fuels, was associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, of which there have been few studies. Methods: A cross-sec...

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Main Authors: Jasleen Tiwana, Catherine Benziger, Laura Hooper, Karl Pope, Vijay Alurkar, Ramchandra Kafle, Tula R. Sijali, John R. Balmes, Joel D. Kaufman, Michael N. Bates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2020-02-01
Series:Global Heart
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Online Access:https://globalheartjournal.com/articles/405