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Household air pollution from burning solid fuels is the sixth largest risk factor for disease burden in Africa, but little is known about the relative impact of cooking with different biomass fuels on human health. Das et al. used data from a structured household survey to test whether type of biomass influences prevalence of disease and injury in Malawi. They found that use of inferior biomass fuels (e.g., low-quality firewood; crop residues) is associated with prevalence of cardiopulmonary and neurologic symptoms. To reduce disease burden, they urge for improved access to high-quality biomass fuels and promotion of cookstoves that reduce fuel consumption. …
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Titel
In This Issue
Publikationsdatum
08.02.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
EcoHealth / Ausgabe 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1612-9202
Elektronische ISSN: 1612-9210
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1219-z

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