Recent Publications

Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Longterm Woodsmoke Exposure Lowers Blood Pressure among Guatemalan Women

McCracken JP, Smith KR, Díaz A, Mittleman MA, Schwartz J (2007) Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Longterm Woodsmoke Exposure Lowers Blood Pressure among Guatemalan Women. Environ Health Perspect. 115:996–1001.→ Download PDF

Pneumonia case-finding in the RESPIRE Guatemala indoor air pollution trial: standardizing methods for resource-poor settings.

Bruce N,Weber M, Arana B, Diaz A, Jenny A, Thompson L, McCracken J, Dherani M, Juarez D, Ordonez S, Klein R & Smith KR (2007) Pneumonia case-finding in the RESPIRE Guatemala indoor air pollution trial: standardizing methods for resource-poor settings. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 85:535–544.
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Design considerations for field studies of changes in indoor air pollution due to improved stoves.

Edwards R, Hubbard A, Khalakdina A, Pennise D, Smith KR (2007) Design considerations for field studies of changes in indoor air pollution due to improved stoves. Energy for Sustainable Development;11(2):71-81.
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Performance testing for monitoring improved biomass stove interventions: experiences of the Household Energy and Health Project

Bailis R, Berrueta V, Chengappa C, Dutta K, Masera O, Still D, Smith KR (2007) Performance testing for monitoring improved biomass stove interventions: experiences of the Household Energy and Health Project Energy for Sustainable Development;11(2):57-70
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Impact of Patsari improved cookstoves on indoor air quality in Michoacán, Mexico

Masera O, Edwards R, Armendáriz Arnez C, Berrueta V, Johnson M, Rojas Bracho L, Riojas-Rodríguez H, Smith KR (2007) Impact of Patsari improved cookstoves on indoor air quality in Michoacán, Mexico. Energy for Sustainable Development;11(2):45-56.
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Impact of improved cookstoves on indoor air quality in the Bundelkhand region in India.

Chengappa C, Edwards R, Bajpai R, Naumoff Shields K, Smith KR (2007) Impact of improved cookstoves on indoor air quality in the Bundelkhand region in India. Energy for Sustainable Development;11(2):33-44.
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Impact of improved biomass cookstoves on indoor air quality near Pune, India. Energy for Sustainable Development

Dutta K, Naumoff Shields K, Edwards R, Smith KR (2007) Impact of improved biomass cookstoves on indoor air quality near Pune, India. Energy for Sustainable Development11(2):19-32.
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Monitoring and evaluation of improved biomass cookstove programs for indoor air quality and stove performance: conclusions from the Household Energy and Health Project

Smith KR, Dutta K, Chengappa C, Gusain PPS, Masera O, Berrueta V, Edwards R, Bailis R, Naumoff Shields K (2007) Monitoring and evaluation of improved biomass cookstove programs for indoor air quality and stove performance: conclusions from the Household Energy and Health Project. Energy for Sustainable Development;11(2):5-18
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You don’t get what you expect, you get what you inspect.

Smith KR (2007) You don’t get what you expect, you get what you inspect. Energy for Sustainable Development11(2):3-4.You don’t get what you expect, you get what you inspect.
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Household Air Pollution from Coal and Biomass Fuels in China: Measurements, Health Impacts, and Interventions

Zhang J and Smith KR (2007) Household Air Pollution from Coal and Biomass Fuels in China: Measurements, Health Impacts, and Interventions. Environ Health Perspect 115:848–855.
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Woodsmoke Health Effects: A Review

Naeher L, Brauer M, Lipsett M, Zelikoff J, Simpson CD, Koenig JQ, Smith KR, Woodsmoke Health Effects: A Review, Informa Healthcare. 19: 67-106, 2007.→ Download PDF

Risk of Tuberculosis From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Bates MN, Khalakdina A, Pai M, Chang L, Lessa F, Smith KR (2007) Risk of Tuberculosis From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med. 167:335-342.
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Deadly Household Pollution: A Call to Action. Indoor Air

The Board of the International Academy of Indoor Air Sciences (2006) Deadly Household Pollution: A Call to Action. Indoor Air 16: 2–3.
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Health impacts of household fuelwood use in developing countries.

Smith KR (2006) Health impacts of household fuelwood use in developing countries. Unasylva 224, Vol. 57.
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Carcinogenicity of household solid fuel combustion and of high-temperature frying

Straif K, Baan R, Grosse Y, Secretan B, El Ghissassi F, Cogliano V, on behalf of the WHO IARC Monograph Working Group (2006) Carcinogenicity of household solid fuel combustion and of high-temperature frying. Lancet Oncology Vol 7.
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Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention trial.

Díaz E, Smith-Sivertsen T, Pope D, Lie RT, Díaz, McCracken J, Arana B, Smith KR and Bruce N (2007) Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention trial. J. Epidemiol. Community Health 61; 74-79.
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Modeling household fuel use toward reporting of the Millennium Development Goal indicator.

Mehta S, Gore F, Pruss-Ustun A, Rehfuess E, Smith KR (2006) Modeling household fuel use toward reporting of the Millennium Development Goal indicator. Energy for Sustainable Development10(3):36-45.
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Energy and Air Pollution

Smith KR and others (2006) Energy and Air Pollution. Geo Yearbook 2006. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi.
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The Kitchen Kills More than the Sword

Smith KR (2006) Chapter 10: Women's Work: The Kitchen Kills More than the Sword. in Jaquette JS and Summerfield G, eds, Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice, Duke University Press, Durham, pp. 202-215.
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An Inexpensive Dual-chamber Particle Monitor: Laboratory Characterization

Edwards R, Smith KR, Kirby B, Allen T, Litton CD, Hering S(2006) An Inexpensive Dual-chamber Particle Monitor: Laboratory Characterization. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 56:789-799.
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