Household fuel use and kidney disease-related mortality: the Golestan Cohort Study
The findings of our study suggest that burning biomass for household purposes with poor ventilation is associated with kidney disease-related mortality. Interventions fostering the adoption of chimney-equipped stoves should be considered to reduce mortality due to use of solid fuels. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP15629.
Authors
- Mahdi Sheikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-7824)
- Paolo Boffetta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-2791)
- Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9063-9128)
- Michele Sassano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3158-1827)
- Arash Etemadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3458-1072)
- Hossein Poustchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4566-3628)
- Sudabeh Alatab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-4599)
- Reza Malekzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9820-6335)
Institutions
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp15629
- Primary Topic
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- World Health Organization