Women and girls in resource poor countries experience much greater exposure to household air pollutants than men: Results from Uganda and Ethiopia.
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There was a similar pattern of exposure by age and gender in both countries and when assessed by CO measurement and there was a strong agreement between optical and gravimetric devices measurements although optical devices tended to overestimate exposure.About:
This article is published in Environment International.The article was published on 2018-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 65 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Environmental exposure & Public health.read more
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