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Original Articles

Cooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India: an exploratory study to inform large-scale interventions

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Article: 19016 | Received 19 Jun 2012, Accepted 27 Jul 2012, Published online: 05 Sep 2012

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