Titre :
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Effect of Worldwide Oil Price Fluctuations on Biomass Fuel Use and Child Respiratory Health : Evidence from Guatemala. (2011)
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Auteurs :
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VENKATARAMANI (Atheendar-S) : USA. Division of Health Policy and Administration. Yale School of Public Health. Yale University. New Haven. CT. ;
FRIED (Brian-J) : USA. Department of Political Science. Yale University.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 101, n° 9, 2011)
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Pagination :
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1668-1675
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Prix
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Biomasse
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Combustible
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Utilisation
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Enfant
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Appareil respiratoire
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Homme
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Amérique
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Guatemala
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Amérique centrale
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS B7R0xsp8. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We examined the effect of worldwide oil price fluctuations on household fuel use and child respiratory health in Guatemala. Methods. We regressed measures of household fuel use and child respiratory health on the average worldwide oil price and a rich set of covariates. We leveraged variation in oil prices over the 6-month period of the survey to identify associations between fuel prices, fuel choice, and child respiratory outcomes. Results. A $1 (3.4% point) increase in worldwide fuel prices was associated with a 2.8% point decrease in liquid propane gasoline use (P<. a point increase in wood use and the likelihood of child reporting respiratory symptom association between oil prices fuel choice indicators was largest for households middle income distribution. conclusions. fluctuations worldwide affected household consequently health. policies to help tide over price shocks or reduce pollution from biomass sources would confer positive health benefits. such be most effective if they targeted both poor middle-income households.>
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