Use of biomass cooking fuel and risk of respiratory symptoms and Acute Respiratory Infections in Ugandan children aged under 5 years: cross-sectional analysis

K. Woolley (Birmingham, United Kingdom), V. Bagambe (Birmingham, United Kingdom), A. Singh (Birmingham, United Kingdom), W. Avis (Birmingham, United Kingdom), S. Mariga (Kampala, Uganda), B. Kiregna (Kampala, Uganda), F. Pope (Birmingham, United Kingdom), G. Thomas (Birmingham, United Kingdom), S. Bartington (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Air pollution considerations
Session: Air pollution considerations
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1997
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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K. Woolley (Birmingham, United Kingdom), V. Bagambe (Birmingham, United Kingdom), A. Singh (Birmingham, United Kingdom), W. Avis (Birmingham, United Kingdom), S. Mariga (Kampala, Uganda), B. Kiregna (Kampala, Uganda), F. Pope (Birmingham, United Kingdom), G. Thomas (Birmingham, United Kingdom), S. Bartington (Birmingham, United Kingdom). Use of biomass cooking fuel and risk of respiratory symptoms and Acute Respiratory Infections in Ugandan children aged under 5 years: cross-sectional analysis. 1997

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