Household air pollution from solid fuel use and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the empirical evidence.

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Published in PLoS One on December 02, 2014

Authors

Adeladza K Amegah1, Reginald Quansah2, Jouni J K Jaakkola3

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; Public Health, Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
2: Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
3: Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; Respiratory Medicine Unit, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.

Associated clinical trials:

The Invisible Fishers | NCT03498755

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