Woodsmoke Exposure and Risk for Obstructive Airways Disease Among Women

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Authors

Rodolfo Dennis · Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

Darío Maldonado · Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

Sandra A. Norman · University of Pennsylvania

E. Jimenez Baena · Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Gabriel Martínez · Universidad Simón Bolívar

Abstract

This study showed that among elderly women of low socioeconomic status in Bogota, woodsmoke exposure is associated with the development of OAD and may help explain around 50% of all OAD cases. The role of passive smoking remains to be clarified. This work may set the basis for interventional studies in similar settings.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Noise Effects and Management Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: CHEST Journal

Volume 109, Issue 1, pp. 115-119

DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.1.115

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