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SUBMITTER: Gordon SB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5068561 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gordon Stephen B SB Bruce Nigel G NG Grigg Jonathan J Hibberd Patricia L PL Kurmi Om P OP Lam Kin-bong Hubert KB Mortimer Kevin K Asante Kwaku Poku KP Balakrishnan Kalpana K Balmes John J Bar-Zeev Naor N Bates Michael N MN Breysse Patrick N PN Buist Sonia S Chen Zhengming Z Havens Deborah D Jack Darby D Jindal Surinder S Kan Haidong H Mehta Sumi S Moschovis Peter P Naeher Luke L Patel Archana A Perez-Padilla Rogelio R Pope Daniel D Rylance Jamie J Semple Sean S Martin William J WJ
The Lancet. Respiratory medicine 20140902 10
A third of the world's population uses solid fuel derived from plant material (biomass) or coal for cooking, heating, or lighting. These fuels are smoky, often used in an open fire or simple stove with incomplete combustion, and result in a large amount of household air pollution when smoke is poorly vented. Air pollution is the biggest environmental cause of death worldwide, with household air pollution accounting for about 3·5-4 million deaths every year. Women and children living in severe po ...[more]