Crop Fires and Cardiovascular Health - A Study from North India

• Main Authors: Prachi Singh (Author), Ambuj Roy (Author), Dinkar Bhasin (Author), Mudit Kapoor (Author), Shamika Ravi (Author), Sagnik Dey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We examine the impact of exposure to biomass burning events (primarily crop burning) on the prevalence of hypertension in four North Indian states. We use data from the National Family Health Survey-IV for 2015-16 and employ a multivariate logistic and linear model to estimate the effect of exposure...