Conditions That Predispose to Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure in Persons Exposed to Household Air Pollution in LMIC

Kimaiyo Sylvester; Lagat David K; Akwanalo Constantine O.

dc.contributor.author	Kimaiyo Sylvester
dc.contributor.author	Lagat David K
dc.contributor.author	Akwanalo Constantine O.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-07T09:03:04Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-07T09:03:04Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2012.06.015
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2709
dc.description.abstract	Each day, over 3 billion people residing mostly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) prepare meals on inefficient cook stoves or heat their homes using biomass fuel exposing billions of people to household air pollution (HAP) [1]. In recent years, international attention has focused on the health effects of exposure to HAP in such countries [2e5]. The World Health Organization estimates that 2 million people die each year as a result of exposure to HAP with the bulk of this mortality estimate based on deaths due to childhood acute respiratory infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung cancers	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.subject	Pulmonary Hypertension	en_US
dc.title	Conditions That Predispose to Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure in Persons Exposed to Household Air Pollution in LMIC	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US