Childhood tuberculosis and exposure to indoor air pollution: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Indoor air pollution (IAP) from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and biomass fuel smoke (BMS) poses respiratory health risks, with children and women bearing the major burden.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis.

Title: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Publisher: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

ISSN (Electronic): 1815-7920

ISSN (Print): 1027-3719

Publication date (Electronic): May 2015

Volume: 19

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

[2 ] Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

[3 ] Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0686

PubMed ID: 25868030

SO-VID: 1a5bc444-8754-490f-9e7d-59b7af153578

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