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Health Effects of Household Solid Fuel Use: Findings from 11 Countries within the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology Study by Hystad, Perry, Duong, MyLinh, Brauer, Michael, Larkin, Andrew, Arku, Raphael, Kurmi, Om P, Fan, Wen Qi, Avezum, Alvaro, Azam, Igbal, Chifamba, Jephat, Dans, Antonio, du Plessis, Johan L, Gupta, Rajeev, Kumar, Rajesh, Lanas, Fernando, Liu, Zhiguang, Lu, Yin, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Mony, Prem, Mohan, Viswanathan, Mohan, Deepa, Nair, Sanjeev, Puoane, Thandi, Rahman, Omar, Lap, Ah Tse, Wang, Yanga, Wei, Li, Yeates, Karen, Rangarajan, Sumathy, Teo, Koon, Yusuf, Salim

“…Household air pollution (HAP) from solid fuel use for cooking affects 2.5 billion individuals globally and may contribute substantially to disease burden…”
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Indoor air pollution and the lung in low- and medium-income countries by KURMI, Om P, BONG HUBERT LAM, Kin, AYRES, Jon G

“…Over half the world's population, mostly from developing countries, use solid fuel for domestic purposes and are exposed to very high concentrations of harmful…”
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Under- and over-diagnosis of COPD: a global perspective by Ho, Terence, Cusack, Ruth P, Chaudhary, Nagendra, Satia, Imran, Kurmi, Om P

“…Globally, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth major cause of mortality and morbidity and projected to rise to third within a decade as…”
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Air quality and respiratory health in children by Aithal, Sathya Swarup, Sachdeva, Ishaan, Kurmi, Om P

“…Air pollution is a leading modifiable risk factor for various cardio-respiratory outcomes globally, both for children and for adults. Children are particularly…”
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Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries by Gordon, Stephen B, Prof, Bruce, Nigel G, Prof, Grigg, Jonathan, Prof, Hibberd, Patricia L, Prof, Kurmi, Om P, PhD, Lam, Kin-bong Hubert, PhD, Mortimer, Kevin, PhD, Asante, Kwaku Poku, PhD, Balakrishnan, Kalpana, Prof, Balmes, John, Prof, Bar-Zeev, Naor, PhD, Bates, Michael N, Prof, Breysse, Patrick N, Prof, Buist, Sonia, MD, Chen, Zhengming, Prof, Havens, Deborah, DO, Jack, Darby, PhD, Jindal, Surinder, MD, Kan, Haidong, Prof, Mehta, Sumi, PhD, Moschovis, Peter, MD, Naeher, Luke, PhD, Patel, Archana, Prof, Perez-Padilla, Rogelio, MD, Pope, Daniel, PhD, Rylance, Jamie, MD, Semple, Sean, Prof, Martin, William J, Prof

“…Summary A third of the world's population uses solid fuel derived from plant material (biomass) or coal for cooking, heating, or lighting. These fuels are…”
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Cardiorespiratory health effects of particulate ambient air pollution exposure in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Newell, Katherine, Kartsonaki, Christiana, Lam, Kin Bong Hubert, Kurmi, Om P

“…Most prospective studies on the health effects of particulate ambient air pollution exposure have focused on high-income countries, which have much lower…”
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Regional and seasonal variations in household and personal exposures to air pollution in one urban and two rural Chinese communities: A pilot study to collect time-resolved data using static and wearable devices by Chan, Ka Hung, Xia, Xi, Ho, Kin-fai, Guo, Yu, Kurmi, Om P, Du, Huaidong, Bennett, Derrick A, Bian, Zheng, Kan, Haidong, McDonnell, John, Schmidt, Dan, Kerosi, Rene, Li, Liming, Lam, Kin Bong Hubert, Chen, Zhengming

“…Averaged 24-hour variation of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations (µg/m3) recorded in the personal, kitchen, living room, and ambient monitors…”
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Clinical predictors of radiological pneumonia: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary hospital in Nepal by Shrestha, Sandeep, Chaudhary, Nagendra, Shrestha, Saneep, Pathak, Santosh, Sharma, Arun, Shrestha, Laxman, Kurmi, Om P.

“…Background Despite readily availability of vaccines against both Hemophilus influenzae and Pneumococcus, pneumonia remains the most common cause of morbidity…”
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Clinical profile, complications and outcome of scrub typhus in children: A hospital based observational study in central Nepal by Pathak, Santosh, Chaudhary, Nagendra, Dhakal, Prativa, Shakya, Disuja, Dhungel, Prativa, Neupane, Gagan, Shrestha, Sandeep, Regmi, Shanti, Kurmi, Om P

“…Scrub typhus, an important cause of unexplained fever, is grossly neglected and often misdiagnosed in low and middle income countries like Nepal. The main aim…”
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Breastfeeding and risk of childhood asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xue, Mike, Dehaas, Emily, Chaudhary, Nagendra, O'Byrne, Paul, Satia, Imran, Kurmi, Om P

“…To investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and the development of paediatric asthma. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted with…”
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Trans-generational changes and rural-urban inequality in household fuel use and cookstove ventilation in China: A multi-region study of 0.5 million adults by Chan, Ka Hung, Lam, Kin Bong Hubert, Kurmi, Om P., Guo, Yu, Bennett, Derrick, Bian, Zheng, Sherliker, Paul, Chen, Junshi, Li, Liming, Chen, Zhengming

“…•There has been a rapid transition from solid to modern fuels for cooking in China.•Transition of heating fuel and ventilation was markedly slower than cooking…”
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Tuberculosis risk from exposure to solid fuel smoke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kurmi, Om P, Sadhra, Charandeep S, Ayres, Jon G, Sadhra, Steven S

“…Background Studies, particularly from low-income and middle-income countries, suggest that exposure to smoke from household air pollution (HAP) may be a risk…”
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Nepal Family Cohort study: a study protocol by Kurmi, Om P., Chaudhary, Nagendra, Delanerolle, Gayathri, Bolton, Charlotte E, Pant, Puspa Raj, Regmi, Pramod R, Gautam, Sanjivan, Satia, Imran, Simkhada, Padam, Kyrou, Ioannis, Sigdel, Tara Kant, Hundley, Vanora, Dali, Prashil Raj, Løkke, Anders, Lam, Kin Bong Hubert, Bennett, Derrick, Custovic, Adnan, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Gill, Paramjit, Randeva, Harpal, O'Byrne, Paul

“…Introduction The Nepal Family Cohort study uses a life course epidemiological approach to collect comprehensive data on children’s and their parents’…”
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Household Air Pollution, Passive Smoking, and Lung Cancer: Do We Know Enough about This Conundrum? by Kurmi, Om P

“…Kurmi discusses the study by Cheng et al analyzing a large prospective database of nonsmokers from 10 different geographical areas of China to report on the…”
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A child with a foreign body in bronchus misdiagnosed as asthma by Chaudhary, Nagendra, Shrestha, Sandeep, Kurmi, Om P.

“…Foreign body ingestion should be considered as an important differential in a child with difficult asthma. We report an 11‐year‐old male child with foreign…”
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Relationship between dietary patterns and COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Parvizian, Michael K, Dhaliwal, Manreet, Li, Jeremy, Satia, Imran, Kurmi, Om P

“…Findings from previous studies reporting on the associations between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and various dietary patterns have been…”
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Association of Solid Fuel Use With Risk of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Rural China by Yu, Kuai, Qiu, Gaokun, Chan, Ka-Hung, Lam, Kin-Bong Hubert, Kurmi, Om P, Bennett, Derrick A, Yu, Canqing, Pan, An, Lv, Jun, Guo, Yu, Bian, Zheng, Yang, Ling, Chen, Yiping, Hu, Frank B, Chen, Zhengming, Li, Liming, Wu, Tangchun

“…IMPORTANCE: When combusted indoors, solid fuels generate a large amount of pollutants such as fine particulate matter. OBJECTIVE: To assess the associations of…”
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Is low level of vitamin D a marker of poor health, or a cause? by Kurmi, Om P

“…Vitamin D has long been recognised for its role in maintaining good skeletal health in both adults and children, including the rapid bone mineral accrual in…”
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Impact of deprivation, dementia prevalence and regional demography on prescribing of antidementia drugs in England: A time trend analysis by Vohra, Neha, Hadi, Muhammad Abdul, Khanal, Saval, Kurmi, Om P., Paudyal, Vibhu

“…Aim This study aimed to examine trends in prescribing of antidementia drugs in primary care in England between 2009 and 2019, and investigate the impact of…”
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Effect of exposure to biomass smoke from cooking fuel types and eye disorders in women from hilly and plain regions of Nepal by Patel, Matthew, Shrestha, Mohan Krishna, Manandhar, Anu, Gurung, Reeta, Sadhra, Steven, Cusack, Ruth, Chaudhary, Nagendra, Ruit, Sanduk, Ayres, Jon, Kurmi, Om P

“…To study the association between exposure to biomass smoke from cooking fuels andi cataract, visual acuity and ocular symptoms in women. We conducted a…”
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