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Effects of cooking fuel smoke on respiratory symptoms and lung function in semi-rural women in Cameroon

Bertrand Hugo Mbatchou NgahaneInternal MedicineDouala General Hospital, Cameroon;Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Douala, Cameroon;Douala Research Network, CameroonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Emmanuel Afane ZeFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesUniversity of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
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Cyrille ChebuUniversité des MontagnesBangangté, Cameroon
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Njankouo Yacouba MapoureInternal MedicineDouala General Hospital, Cameroon;Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Douala, Cameroon
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Elvis TemfackInternal MedicineDouala General Hospital, Cameroon;Douala Research Network, Cameroon
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Malea NgandaInternal MedicineDouala General Hospital, Cameroon
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Namme Henry LumaInternal MedicineDouala General Hospital, Cameroon;Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesUniversity of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
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Pages 61-65 | Published online: 10 Nov 2014

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