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Spatio-temporal co-occurrence of hotspots of tuberculosis, poverty and air pollution in Lima, Peru
(BioMed Central, 2020)
Growing evidence suggests pollution and other environmental factors have a role in the development of tuberculosis (TB), however, such studies have never been conducted in Peru. Considering the association between air ...
Biomonitoring Human Exposure to Household Air Pollution and Association with Self-reported Health Symptoms - A Stove Intervention Study in Peru
(Elsevier, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution (HAP) from indoor biomass stoves contains harmful pollutants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and is a leading risk factor for global disease burden. We used biomonitoring ...
Air pollution: Health effects
(Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense, 2020)
Biomass Pollution, Chimney Stove Interventions, and Discrepant Outcomes
(Elsevier, 2015)
In the study by Guarnieri et al1 in this issue of CHEST (see page 1184), the authors reported no evidence for an association between lung function and early randomization to a chimney stove intervention. These findings ...
Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove intervention on pollutant exposure and adult cardiopulmonary outcomes (CHAP): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Biomass fuel smoke is a leading risk factor for the burden of disease worldwide. International campaigns are promoting the widespread adoption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in resource-limited settings. ...
A review of low-level air pollution and adverse effects on human health: implications for epidemiological studies and public policy
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2011)
The aim of this study was to review original scientific articles describing the relationship between atmospheric pollution and damage to human health. We also aimed to determine which of these studies mentioned public ...
Fuzzy model to estimate the number of hospitalizations for asthma and pneumonia under the effects of air pollution
(Revista De Saude Publica, 2017-01-01)
OBJECTIVE: Predict the number of hospitalizations for asthma and pneumonia associated with exposure to air pollutants in the city of Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo State. METHODS: This is a computational model using fuzzy ...
The effects of chronic exposure to traffic derived air pollution on the ocular surface
(ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2010)
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical relevance of chronic exposure to ambient levels of traffic derived air pollution on the ocular surface. Methods: A panel study involving 55 volunteers was ...
Association between household air pollution exposure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease outcomes in 13 low- and middle-income country settings
(American Thoracic Society, 2018)
RATIONALE: Forty percent of households worldwide burn biomass fuels for energy, which may be the most important contributor to household air pollution. OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between household air pollution ...
Effect of atmospheric pollution on the respiratory system
(1998)
Santiago de Chile has a high level of air pollution with ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO) and particles equal or smaller than 10 μm (PM10) usually exceeding the accepted standards. This situation should be noxious for the ...