Open AccessImpact of biomass fuel exposure from traditional stoves on lung functions in adult women of a rural Indian village
Author(s) -
Utkarsha Pathak,
Rohit Kumar,
Tejas M Suri,
Jagdish Chander Suri,
N. C. Gupta,
Sharmishtha Pathak
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_477_18
Subject(s) - medicine , stove , confidence interval , odds ratio , pulmonary function testing , environmental health , lung function , toxicology , lung , waste management , engineering , biology
Exposure to biomass fuel (BMF) from traditional cookstoves inflicts an enormous burden of morbidities in women across the developing world. This study aims to assess the lung function and its association with the indoor air pollutants generated using BMF.