Household electrification and indoor air pollution
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Use of kerosene lamps is linked with increased risk of acute respiratory infection in children.
“Use of kerosene lamps has been linked with increased risk of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis (Pokhrel et al., 2010) and acute respiratory infection in children (Barron and Torero, 2017) as well as other safety hazards (e.g.burns, poisonings).”
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- Authors
- Barron, M., & Torero, M.
- Affiliations
- World Bank (US)
- ORCID
- Torero, Maximo
- Venue
- Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-11
- Volume
- 86
- Pages
- 81-92
- ISSN
- 0095-0696 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2012897871
- Cited by
- 180
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 6.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (publishedVersion)
- Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- IFPRI E-brary (International Food Policy Research Institute) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- International Food Policy Research Institute (International Food Policy Research Institute) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Energy and Environment Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Keywords
- household electrification, indoor air pollution, PM2.5, grid connection, acute respiratory infections, child health, rural electrification, household energy
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