Cooking fuel choices and garbage burning practices as determinants of birth weight: a cross-sectional study in Accra, Ghana
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Effect of indoor air pollution (IAP) on birth weight remains largely unexplored but yet purported as the most important environmental exposure for pregnant women in developing countries due to the effects of second-hand smoke. We inv...
Main Authors: | Amegah Adeladza K, Jaakkola Jouni JK, Quansah Reginald, Norgbe Gameli K, Dzodzomenyo Mawuli |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-10-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/78 |
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