Qureshi, K A1994-04-012009-05-271994-04-012009-05-271994-04-01Qureshi KA. Domestic smoke pollution and prevalence of chronic bronchitis/asthma in a rural area of Kashmir. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 1994 Apr-Jun; 36(2): 61-72http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/29349An increased prevalence of chronic bronchitis (12.21%) was observed in Gujjar females of a rural area of Kashmir valley in this study. Screening of adult population of two randomly selected village showed an overall prevalence rate of 7.7% for chronic bronchitis and 1.96% for asthma. This increased prevalence of chronic bronchitis was attributed to exposure to domestic smoke pollution, lower socio-economic status, illiteracy, poor housing conditions and overcrowding.engAdolescentAdultAsthma --epidemiologyBronchitis --epidemiologyChronic DiseaseEnvironmental Pollution --adverse effectsFemaleHumansIndia --epidemiologyMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSmoke --adverse effectsSocial ClassJournal Article