Household air pollution and airway obstruction in adult female cooks of rural Nepal: A comparative study among biogas and firewood users

M. Neupane, E. A. Rehfuess, G. Froeschl, M. Wolbers, B. Basnyat, R. Fischer (Munich, Germany; Kathmandu, Patan, Nepal; Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Oxford, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Occupational, indoor and outdoor environments and COPD
Session: Occupational, indoor and outdoor environments and COPD
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3211
Disease area: Airway diseases

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