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Jonathan Grigg¹

¹Academic Unit of Paediatrics, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary University London, London, UK. j.grigg@qmul.ac.uk

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

|November 17, 2007

Abstract:

In the developing world, the burning of biomass fuels in and around homes results in very high levels of inhalable particles and gases. Several epidemiological studies have reported an association between indoor air pollution from biomass smoke and increased vulnerability to lower respiratory tract infection in children. This review assesses whether a plausible mechanism for this association can be found in studies using animal models and airway cells.

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