@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of unintentional carbon monoxide fatalities in the UK",
journal="International journal of environmental health research",
year="2012",
author="de Juniac, Alexandra and Kreis, Irene and Ibison, Judith and Murray, Virginia",
volume="22",
number="3",
pages="210-219",
abstract="This study aims to describe the epidemiology of unintentional non-fire related CO fatalities in the UK and to relate this information to sources of CO. Data from the CO-Gas Safety Society (COGSS) database was analysed and compared with data from the English House Condition Survey (EHCS). There were 462 deaths from the COGSS database, from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2007 inclusive. The relative risk for death due to non-gas vs gas fuels was 10.52 (95% CI 7.71-14.34). The main weakness of the study is the likely under-ascertainment of CO deaths in the database. However, this study has identified specific risk factors for CO-related deaths in the UK; the use of non-gas fuels has not previously been highlighted as a significant cause of CO poisoning, and the relative risk (although not the absolute risk) of CO-related fatalities from these fuels is substantial.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0960-3123",
doi="10.1080/09603123.2011.628645",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2011.628645"
}