CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Michael Bates, Kirk R. Smith
DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2013
REGION: Asia (Bhaktapur, Nepal)
REFERENCE: Bates MN, Chandyo RK, Valentiner-Branth P, Pokhrel AK, Mathisen M, Basnet S, Shrestha PS, Strand TA, Smith KR. Acute lower respiratory infection in childhood and household fuel use in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Environ Health Perspect. 2013 May;121(5):637-42. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1205491. .
SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Globally, solid fuels are used by about 3 billion people for cooking. These fuels have been associated with many health effects, including acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children. Nepal has a high prevalence of use of biomass for cooking and heating. This case-control study was conducted among a population in the Bhaktapur municipality, Nepal, to investigate the relationship of cookfuel type to ALRI in young children.
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