Occupational Asthma Reference
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Qureshi KA,
Domestic smoke pollution and prevalence of chronic bronchitis/asthma in a rural area of Kashmir,
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci,
1994;36:61-72,
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Keywords: Kashmir, smoke, chronic bronchitis, bronchitis
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Abstract
An increased prevalence of chronic bronchitis (12.21%) was observed in Gujjar females of a rural area of Kashmir valley in this study. Screening of adult population of two randomly selected village showed an overall prevalence rate of 7.7% for chronic bronchitis and 1.96% for asthma. This increased prevalence of chronic bronchitis was attributed to exposure to domestic smoke pollution, lower socio-economic status, illiteracy, poor housing conditions and overcrowding
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