Effects of Cooking with Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass on Stunting in Infants.
Checkley W, Thompson LM, Sinharoy SS, Hossen S, Moulton LH, Chang HH, Waller L, Steenland K, Rosa G, Mukeshimana A, Ndagijimana F, McCracken JP, Díaz-Artiga A, Balakrishnan K, Garg SS, Thangavel G, Aravindalochanan V, Hartinger SM, Chiang M, Kirby MA, Papageorghiou AT, Ramakrishnan U, Williams KN, Nicolaou L, Johnson M, Pillarisetti A, Rosenthal J, Underhill LJ, Wang J, Jabbarzadeh S, Chen Y, Dávila-Román VG, Naeher LP, McCollum ED, Peel JL, Clasen TF; HAPIN Investigators.
Checkley W, et al.
N Engl J Med. 2024 Jan 4;390(1):44-54. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2302687.
N Engl J Med. 2024.
PMID: 38169489
Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution is associated with stunted growth in infants. Whether the replacement of biomass fuel (e.g., wood, dung, or agricultural crop waste) with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking can reduce the risk of stunting is unknown. ...
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution is associated with stunted growth in infants. Whether the replacement of biomass fuel (e.g., wood, du …