Abstract
The effect of common indoor combustion heating sources on childhood asthma is not well described. The objective was to determine if the use of woodstoves in the home or other factors such as environmental tobacco smoke exposure were associated with the frequency of asthma-related symptoms among children in a rural community. Having a person in the household who smoked was associated with a more than doubling in risk for wheezing and other asthma-related symptoms. The use of woodstoves or other types of heating in the homes of children was not associated with reported wheezing during the winter.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 735-738 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Asthma |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2007 |
Funding
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This research was supported by grants from the Health Effects Institute (4743-RFA04-4/06-4) and the National Center for Research Resources (COBRE P20RR017670). The authors thank Stephanie Harger and Mike Leary for assistance with data management and the administrators, faculty, and staff of Libby Schools.
| Funder number |
|---|
| P20RR017670 |
| 4743-RFA04-4/06-4 |
Keywords
- Biomass
- Particulate matter
- Rural
- Woodsmoke
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