Effects of Cooking with Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass on Stunting in Infants
William Checkley, Lisa M. Thompson, Sheela Sinharoy, Shakir Hossen, Lawrence H. Moulton, Howard H. Chang +24 more
New England Journal of Medicine
Abstract
An intervention strategy starting in pregnancy and aimed at mitigating household air pollution by replacing biomass fuel with LPG for cooking did not reduce the risk of stunting in infants. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; HAPIN ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02944682.).
Concepts
Liquefied petroleum gasBiomass (ecology)Environmental scienceWaste managementPetroleumLiquid gas