Exhaled carbon monoxide: a non-invasive biomarker of short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution

• Main Authors: Herve Lawin (Author), Lucie Ayi Fanou (Author), Vikkey Hinson (Author), Jacqueline Wanjiku (Author), N. Kingsley Ukwaja (Author), Stephen B Gordon (Author), Benjamin Fayomi (Author), John R Balmes (Author), Parfait Houngbegnon (Author), Euripide Avokpaho (Author), Ambaliou Sanni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In urban settings of Africa with rapidly increasing population, traffic-related air pollution is a major contributor to outdoor air pollution (OAP). Although OAP has been identified as a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, there is however, lack of a simple biomarker...