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

2020/11/04 by Xiao Wu, Rachel C. Nethery, M. Benjamin Sabath +2 · 11 citations
Environmental Science · #Air Quality and Health Impacts #Climate Change and Health Impacts #COVID-19 impact on air quality

paper · doi:10.1126/sciadv.abd4049

openalex publication_date 2020/11/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

exposures are positively associated with higher county-level COVID-19 mortality rates after accounting for many area-level confounders. Motivated by this study, we lay the groundwork for future research on this important topic, describe the challenges, and outline promising directions and opportunities.

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