Exhaled carbon monoxide: a non-invasive biomarker of short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution

Exhaled carbon monoxide: a non-invasive biomarker of short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution

Abstract Background In urban settings of Africa with rapidly increasing population, traffic-related air pollution is a major contributor to outdoor air pollution (OAP). Although OAP has been identified as a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, there is however, lack of a simple biomarker...

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Main Authors: Herve Lawin, Lucie Ayi Fanou, Vikkey Hinson, Jacqueline Wanjiku, N. Kingsley Ukwaja, Stephen B Gordon, Benjamin Fayomi, John R Balmes, Parfait Houngbegnon, Euripide Avokpaho, Ambaliou Sanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Carbon monoxide
Air pollution
Biomarker
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4243-6

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