Urbanisation but not biomass fuel smoke exposure is associated with asthma prevalence in four resource-limited settings

Authors

Chelsea Gaviola, Catherine H Miele, Robert A Wise, Robert H Gilman, Devan Jaganath, J Jaime Miranda, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Nadia N Hansel, William Checkley

Study site (country)

• Peru

Indications

• Asthma
• Occupational & Environmental Exposures

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