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Long-term solid fuel use and risks of major eye diseases in China: a population-based cohort study of 486,532 adults

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Background: Over 3.5 billion individuals worldwide are exposed to household air pollution from solid fuel use. There is limited evidence from cohort studies on associations of solid fuel use with risks of major eye diseases, which cause substantial disease and economic burden globally.

Methods and Findings: The China Kadoorie Biobank recruited 512,715 adults aged 30-79 years from 10 areas across China during 2004-08. Cooking frequency and primary f...

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1003716

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University of Oxford
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MSD
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Clinical Trial Service Unit
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University of Oxford
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Nuffield Department of Population Health
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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Clinical Trial Service Unit
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Clinical Trial Service Unit
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Clinical Trial Service Unit
Role:
Author

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PLoS Medicine Journal website
Volume:
18
Issue:
7
Article number:
e1003716
Publication date:
2021-07-29
Acceptance date:
2021-07-06
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1549-1676
ISSN:
1549-1277
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English
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1186288
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pubs:1186288
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2021-07-14

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