Published June 2019
| Version v1
Journal article
Household fuel use and latent tuberculosis infection in a Nepali population
Creators
- 1. Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States)
- 2. Institute for Social and Environmental Research-Nepal (ISER-N), Field Office, Amarsingh Chowk, Pokhara, Kaski (Nepal)
- 3. Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara (Nepal)
- 4. National Tuberculosis Centre, Kathmandu (Nepal)
Description
The risk of developing latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) associated with cooking with solid fuels is unknown. This study examined the relationship between household fuel uses and LTBI in adults living in Nepal, a country with a high incidence of tuberculosis.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.envres.2019.03.024;
- PII
- S0013935119301525;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Environmental Research
- Journal Volume
- 173
- Journal Page Range
- p. 69-76
- ISSN
- 0013-9351
- CODEN
- ENVRAL
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 55023732
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ADULTS; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH HAZARDS; HOUSEHOLDS; SOLID FUELS; TUBERCULOSIS
- Descriptors DEC
- AGE GROUPS; BACTERIAL DISEASES; DISEASES; FUELS; HAZARDS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; PROCESSING; ZOONOTIC DISEASES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.