Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis

Xiao Wu; Rachel C. Nethery; M. Benjamin Sabath; Danielle Braun; Francesca Dominici

doi:10.1126/sciadv.abd4049

Abstract

We describe the challenges and opportunities of analyzing links between exposure to air pollution and vulnerability to COVID-19.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Context (archaeology)Air pollutionEnvironmental healthRegression analysisPublic healthPollutionAir quality indexEcological studyRegressionGeographyEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental planningEnvironmental resource managementEcologyMedicineBiologyStatisticsDiseasePopulationMeteorologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Mathematics

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Year: 2020
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Issue: 45
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                                    Xiao Wu, 
                                
                                    Rachel C. Nethery, 
                                
                                    M. Benjamin Sabath
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis. 
                            Science Advances
                            , 6
                            (45)
                            .
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd4049
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd4049