Resumen:
It is estimated that up to one-half of the world’s population burns biomass fuel (i.e., wood, crop residues, animal dung, and coal) for indoor uses such as cooking, lighting, and heating. As a result, a large proportion of women and children are exposed to high levels of household air pollution. The shortand long-term effects of these exposures on the respiratory health of this population are not clearly understood. On May 9 to 11, 2011, the National Institutes of Health held an international workshop on the Health Burden of Indoor Air Pollution on Women and Children, in Arlington, Virginia, USA...