Effect of household air pollution due to solid fuel combustion on childhood respiratory diseases in a semi urban population in Sri Lanka

Effect of household air pollution due to solid fuel combustion on childhood respiratory diseases in a semi urban population in Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Household air pollution from combustion of solid fuels for cooking and space heating is one of the most important risk factors of the global burden of disease. This study was aimed to determine the association between household air pollution due to combustion of biomass fuel in S...

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Main Authors: Nayomi Ranathunga, Priyantha Perera, Sumal Nandasena, Nalini Sathiakumar, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Rajitha Wickremasinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Household air pollution
Respiratory infections
Children under 5
Biomass fuel
Sri Lanka
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1674-5

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