Health Effects

Wood, the fuel that warms four times

Smith KR, Wood, the fuel that warms four times, Poor People's Energy Outlook, Practical Action, Rugby UK, pp. 38-43, 2010.
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Household Use of Solid Fuels and High Temperature Frying

Smith KR (Chair of Expert Working Group) and many others, Household Use of Solid Fuels and High Temperature Frying, vol 95, IARC monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, 2010.
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Tuberculosis and Indoor Biomass and Kerosene Use in Nepal: A Case–Control Study

Pokhrel AK, Bates MN, Verma SC, Joshi HS, Sreeramareddy CT, Smith KR. Tuberculosis and Indoor Biomass and Kerosene Use in Nepal: A Case–Control Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2010 April;118(4):558-564.→ Download PDF

Tuberculosis and Indoor Biomass and Kerosene Use in Nepal: A Case–Control Study

Pokhrel AK, Bates MN, Verma SC, Joshi HS, Sreeramareddy CT, Smith KR (2010) Tuberculosis and Indoor Biomass and Kerosene Use in Nepal:A Case–Control Study. Environ Health Perspect 118(4): 558-564, 2010.
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Effect of reducing indoor air pollution on women’s respiratory symptoms and lung function: The RESPIRE randomized trial

Smith-Sivertsen T, Diaz E, Pope D, Lie RT, Diaz A, McCracken JP, Bakke P, Arana B, Smith KR, Bruce N (2009) Effect of reducing indoor air pollution on women's respiratory symptoms and lung function: The RESPIRE randomized trial, Guatemala .Am J Epidemiology 170(2): 211-220, 2009.
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Environmental Risks of Respiratory Disease: Recommendations and Abstracts

Environmental Risks of Respiratory Disease: Recommendations and Abstracts, Report of the Sept 2008 Workshop of the Indian Council of Medical Research, NIEHS, and CDC Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, March 2009
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Self-rated health among Mayan women participating in a randomized intervention trial reducing indoor air pollution in Guatemala

Díaz E, Bruce N, Pope D, Lie RT, Díaz A, Smith KR, Smith-Sivertsen, T (2008) Self-rated health among Mayan women participating in a randomized intervention trial reducing indoor air pollution in Guatemala. BMC International Health and Human Rights 8-7(web published Jun 5, 2008).
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Indoor air pollution from unprocessed solid fuel use and pneumonia risk in children aged under 5 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dherani M, Pope D, Mascarenhas M, Smith KR, Weber M, Bruce N, (2008) Indoor air pollution from unprocessed solid fuel use and pneumonia risk in children aged under 5 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Bull WHO86(5): 390-398 + supplementary material, 2008.
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Disease Burden from Smoking and Passive Smoking in China, in Tobacco Control Policy Analysis in China: Economics and Health

Gan Q, Smith KR, Hammond KS, Hu TW, (2008) Disease Burden from Smoking and Passive Smoking in China, in Tobacco Control Policy Analysis in China: Economics and Health. World Scientific Press, Shanghai pp 83-104, 2008.
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Lung function and symptoms among indigenous Mayan women exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution

Díaz E, Bruce N, Pope D, Lie RT, Díaz A, Arana B, Smith KR, Smith-Sivertsen T (2007) Lung function and symptoms among indigenous Mayan women exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11(12):1372–1379.
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Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Longterm Woodsmoke Exposure Lowers Blood Pressure among Guatemalan Women

McCracken JP, Smith KR, Díaz A, Mittleman MA, Schwartz J (2007) Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Longterm Woodsmoke Exposure Lowers Blood Pressure among Guatemalan Women. Environ Health Perspect. 115:996–1001.→ Download PDF

Pneumonia case-finding in the RESPIRE Guatemala indoor air pollution trial: standardizing methods for resource-poor settings.

Bruce N,Weber M, Arana B, Diaz A, Jenny A, Thompson L, McCracken J, Dherani M, Juarez D, Ordonez S, Klein R & Smith KR (2007) Pneumonia case-finding in the RESPIRE Guatemala indoor air pollution trial: standardizing methods for resource-poor settings. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 85:535–544.
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Household Air Pollution from Coal and Biomass Fuels in China: Measurements, Health Impacts, and Interventions

Zhang J and Smith KR (2007) Household Air Pollution from Coal and Biomass Fuels in China: Measurements, Health Impacts, and Interventions. Environ Health Perspect 115:848–855.
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Risk of Tuberculosis From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Bates MN, Khalakdina A, Pai M, Chang L, Lessa F, Smith KR (2007) Risk of Tuberculosis From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med. 167:335-342.
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Deadly Household Pollution: A Call to Action. Indoor Air

The Board of the International Academy of Indoor Air Sciences (2006) Deadly Household Pollution: A Call to Action. Indoor Air 16: 2–3.
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Health impacts of household fuelwood use in developing countries.

Smith KR (2006) Health impacts of household fuelwood use in developing countries. Unasylva 224, Vol. 57.
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Carcinogenicity of household solid fuel combustion and of high-temperature frying

Straif K, Baan R, Grosse Y, Secretan B, El Ghissassi F, Cogliano V, on behalf of the WHO IARC Monograph Working Group (2006) Carcinogenicity of household solid fuel combustion and of high-temperature frying. Lancet Oncology Vol 7.
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Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention trial.

Díaz E, Smith-Sivertsen T, Pope D, Lie RT, Díaz, McCracken J, Arana B, Smith KR and Bruce N (2007) Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention trial. J. Epidemiol. Community Health 61; 74-79.
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Woodsmoke Health Effects: A Review

Naeher LP, Brauer M, Lipsett M, Zelikoff JT, Simpson CD, Koenig, JQ, Smith KR (2007) Woodsmoke Health Effects: A Review. Inhalation Toxicology 19:67–106.
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Cooking smoke and tobacco smoke as risk factors for stillbirth

Mishra V, Retherford RD, Smith KR (2005) Cooking smoke and tobacco smoke as risk factors for stillbirth. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 15(6):397–410.
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