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Exposure to household air pollution from wood combustion and association with respiratory symptoms and lung function in nonsmoking women: Results from the RESPIRE trial, Guatemala

Balmes, John;
Pope, D;
Diaz, E;
Smith-Sivertsen, T;
Lie, RT;
Bakke, P;
Balmes, JR;
Smith, KR;
Bruce, NG

UC San Francisco Previously Published Works (2015)

© 2015 Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services. All rights reserved.Background: With 40% of the world’s population relying on solid fuel, household air pollution (HAP) represents a major preventable risk factor for COPD (chronic obstru

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Effects of woodsmoke exposure on airway inflammation in rural Guatemalan women

Balmes, John;
Guarnieri, MJ;
Diaz, JV;
Basu, C;
Diaz, A;
Pope, D;
Smith, KR;
Smith-Sivertsen, T;
Bruce, N;
Solomon, C;
McCracken, J

UC San Francisco Previously Published Works (2014)

Background: More than two-fifths of the world's population uses solid fuels, mostly biomass, for cooking. The resulting biomass smoke exposure is a major cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among women in developing countries. Objective: