Biomass fuel and risk of tuberculosis: a case-control study from Northern India.

/ / Faculty Research in Asia, Research

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith, Michael Bates

DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2010

REGION: Asia

REFERENCE: Lakshmi PV, Virdi NK, Thakur JS, Smith KR, Bates MN, Kumar R. Biomass fuel and risk of tuberculosis: a case-control study from Northern India. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2012 May;66(5):457-61. doi: 10.1136/jech.2010.115840. Epub 2010 Nov 30.

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Although a known risk factor for several respiratory diseases, the relationship between cooking smoke and tuberculosis has not been conclusively established. Hence, a case-control study was conducted among adult women of Chandigarh Union Territory in India. CONCLUSIONS: Cooking with biomass fuel increases the risk for pulmonary tuberculosis.

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