Clinical and investigative medicine. Médecine clinique et experimentale
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Comparative Study
Chronic pulmonary disease in rural women exposed to biomass fumes.
Biomass (organic) fuels cause indoor air pollution when used inside dwellings. We evaluated the frequencies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis (CB) among rural women using biomass fuels for heating and cooking and compared them to women living in urban areas where such fuels are not used. ⋯ Rural women exposed to biomass fumes are more likely to suffer from CB and COPD than urban women even though the prevalence of smoking is higher among the latter group.
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Biography Historical Article
2003 Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation award winners: profiles.