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Evaluation of mucociliary clearance among women using biomass and clean fuel in a periurban area of Chennai: A preliminary study

BACKGROUND: Nasal mucociliary clearance (NMC) plays a crucial role in the defense of the airways against inhaled substances and is affected by various factors. The effect of particulate matter on NMC in women using biomass fuel has not been well studied. AIM: This cross-sectional study was conducted...

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Autores principales: Priscilla, Johnson, Padmavathi, Ramaswamy, Ghosh, Santu, Paul, Preetha, Ramadoss, Sitalakshmi, Balakrishnan, Kalpana, Thanasekaraan, Vijayalakshmi, Subhashini, A. S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3099507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21654983
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.76298