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. 2011 Oct 14;334(6053):180-1.

doi: 10.1126/science.1213088.

Public health. A major environmental cause of death

William J Martin 2nd¹, Roger I Glass, John M Balbus, Francis S Collins

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PMID: 21998373
PMCID: PMC5101929
DOI: 10.1126/science.1213088

Public health. A major environmental cause of death

William J Martin 2nd et al. Science. 2011.

. 2011 Oct 14;334(6053):180-1.

doi: 10.1126/science.1213088.

Authors

William J Martin 2nd¹, Roger I Glass, John M Balbus, Francis S Collins

Affiliation

¹ National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. wjmartin@mail.nih.gov

PMID: 21998373
PMCID: PMC5101929
DOI: 10.1126/science.1213088

Abstract

Exposure to indoor air pollution from household burning and solid fuels affects nearly half of the world’s population.

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None — Cookstove pollution in a Peruvian home
Better understanding of the health risks could drive demand for cleaner stoves.

None — Annual deaths attributed to IAP (3).

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References

1. The term “indoor air pollution” is being replaced by “household air pollution.” An expert panel of the WHO is expected to make recommendations.
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