Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis
Xiao WuDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USARachel C. NetheryDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USAM. Benjamin SabathDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USADanielle BraunDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USAFrancesca DominiciDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
2020en
ABI
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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