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Health consequences of forest fires in Indonesia.

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Frankenberg, E; McKee, D; Thomas, D
Published in: Demography
February 2005

We combined data from a population-based longitudinal survey with satellite measures of aerosol levels to assess the impact of smoke from forest fires that blanketed the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra in late 1997 on adult health. To account for unobserved differences between haze and nonhaze areas, we compared changes in the health of individual respondents. Between 1993 and 1997, individuals who were exposed to haze experienced greater increases in difficulty with activities of daily living than did their counterparts in nonhaze areas. The results for respiratory and general health, although more complicated to interpret, suggest that haze had a negative impact on these dimensions of health.

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Demography

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EISSN

1533-7790

ISSN

0070-3370

Publication Date

February 2005

Volume

42

Issue

1

Start / End Page

109 / 129

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Smoke
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Inhalation Exposure
  • Indonesia
  • Humans
 

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Frankenberg, E., McKee, D., & Thomas, D. (2005). Health consequences of forest fires in Indonesia. Demography, 42(1), 109–129. https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2005.0004
Frankenberg, Elizabeth, Douglas McKee, and Duncan Thomas. “Health consequences of forest fires in Indonesia.Demography 42, no. 1 (February 2005): 109–29. https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2005.0004.
Frankenberg E, McKee D, Thomas D. Health consequences of forest fires in Indonesia. Demography. 2005 Feb;42(1):109–29.
Frankenberg, Elizabeth, et al. “Health consequences of forest fires in Indonesia.Demography, vol. 42, no. 1, Feb. 2005, pp. 109–29. Epmc, doi:10.1353/dem.2005.0004.
Frankenberg E, McKee D, Thomas D. Health consequences of forest fires in Indonesia. Demography. 2005 Feb;42(1):109–129.
Journal cover image

Published In

Demography

DOI

EISSN

1533-7790

ISSN

0070-3370

Publication Date

February 2005

Volume

42

Issue

1

Start / End Page

109 / 129

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Smoke
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Inhalation Exposure
  • Indonesia
  • Humans