Recognition of the problem of indoor air pollution (IAP) and its deleterious effects of health is growing worldwide as efforts increase to understand and articulate the complex health-air pollution linkages. Recent WHO estimates indicate that indoor smoke for solid fuels causes 1.6 million deaths annually and accounts for 2.7 percent of the global burden of disease. In Guatemala, adverse health impacts of IAP disproportionately affect children in...
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2005/01/01
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32525
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2005/06/08
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Environmental health and traditional fuel use in Guatemala
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Citation
Ahmed,Kulsum; Awe,Yewande Aramide; Barnes,Douglas French; Cropper,Maureen L.; Kojima,Masami.
Environmental health and traditional fuel use in Guatemala (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/128911468038065160