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Household Air Pollution, Passive Smoking, and Lung Cancer: Do We Know Enough about This Conundrum? by Kurmi, Om P

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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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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

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

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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

“…Background/AimTo study the association between exposure to biomass smoke from cooking fuels andi cataract, visual acuity and ocular symptoms in women.MethodsWe…”
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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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Indoor air pollution and the lung in low- and medium-income countries by Kurmi, Om P, Lam, Kin Bong Hubert, 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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Association between PM10 exposure and risk of myocardial infarction in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Strobl, Kleiton, Irfan, Syed Asad, Masood, Hassan, Latif, Noor, Kurmi, Om

“…Air pollution has several negative health effects. Particulate matter (PM) is a pollutant that is often linked to health adversities. PM2.5 (PM with an…”
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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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Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries by Gordon, Stephen B, Bruce, Nigel G, Grigg, Jonathan, Hibberd, Patricia L, Kurmi, Om P, Lam, Kin-bong Hubert, Mortimer, Kevin, Asante, Kwaku Poku, Balakrishnan, Kalpana, Balmes, John, Bar-Zeev, Naor, Bates, Michael N, Breysse, Patrick N, Buist, Sonia, Chen, Zhengming, Havens, Deborah, Jack, Darby, Jindal, Surinder, Kan, Haidong, Mehta, Sumi, Moschovis, Peter, Naeher, Luke, Patel, Archana, Perez-Padilla, Rogelio, Pope, Daniel, Rylance, Jamie, Semple, Sean, Martin, 2nd, William J

“…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 smoky, often…”
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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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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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Cardiorespiratory health effects of gaseous ambient air pollution exposure in low and middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Newell, Katherine, Kartsonaki, Christiana, Lam, Kin Bong Hubert, Kurmi, Om

“…Background Lack of research on the effects of gaseous pollutants (nitrogen oxides [NO x ], sulfur dioxide [SO 2 ], carbon monoxide [CO] and ozone [O 3 ]) in…”
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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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Addressing air pollution in India: Innovative strategies for sustainable solutions by Kurmi, Om P., Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Tyagi, Sudhir K., Kallestrup, Per, Sigsgaard, Torben

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Self-management of type 2 diabetes using a co-designed text based mobile health (mHealth) intervention in Nepal: A study protocol for randomised controlled trial by Shrestha, Namuna, Simkhada, Padam, Kurmi, Om, Gautam, Shiva, Karmacharya, Biraj, Shrestha, Akina, Tamrakar, Rajendra, Poudel, Ak Narayan

“…Mobile health (mHealth) is increasingly being used for managing chronic diseases proving its feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness in improving the…”
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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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Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Chinese Population by Lv, Jun, Yu, Canqing, Guo, Yu, Bian, Zheng, Yang, Ling, Chen, Yiping, Tang, Xuefeng, Zhang, Weiyuan, Qian, Yijian, Huang, Yuelong, Wang, Xiaoping, Chen, Junshi, Chen, Zhengming, Qi, Lu, Li, Liming

“…Adherence to a combination of healthy lifestyle factors has been related to a considerable reduction of cardiovascular risk in white populations; however,…”
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