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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Household air pollution: A call for studies into biomarkers of exposure and predictors of respiratory disease
American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Volume 304, No. 9, Year 2013
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Household air pollution (HAP) from indoor burning of biomass or coal is a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality, mostly due to its association with acute respiratory infection in children and chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in adults. Interventions that have significantly reduced exposure to HAP improve health outcomes and may reduce mortality. However, we lack robust, specific, and field-ready biomarkers to identify populations at greatest risk and to monitor the effectiveness of interventions. New scientific approaches are urgently needed to develop biomarkers of human exposure that accurately reflect exposure or effect. In this Perspective, we describe the global need for such biomarkers, the aims of biomarker development, and the state of development of tests that have the potential for rapid transition from laboratory bench to field use. © 2013 the American Physiological Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rylance, Jamie
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Gordon, Stephen B.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Naeher, Luke P.
United States, Athens
University of Georgia
Patel, Archana Behram
India, Nagpur
Government Medical College Nagpur
Balmes, John R.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Adetona, Olorunfemi
United States, Athens
University of Georgia
Rogalsky, Derek Knight
United States, Washington, D.c.
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Martin, William J.I.I.
United States, Bethesda
National Institutes of Health Nih
Statistics
Citations: 33
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1152/ajplung.00416.2012
ISSN:
15221504
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases