ArticleBMC public health2020
Airborne particulate matter, population mobility and COVID-19: a multi-city study in China.
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- Bidirectional association between COVID-19 and the environment: A systematic review.Environmental research · 2021Pooled it
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease, which has caused numerous deaths and health problems worldwide. This study aims to examine the effects of airborne particulate matter (PM) pollution and population mobility on COVID-19 across China.
methodsWe obtained daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, air particulate matter (PM
resultsWe found each 1 unit increase in daily MSI was significantly positively associated with daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 in all lag days and the strongest estimated RR (1.21, 95% CIs:1.14 ~ 1.28) was observed at lag 014. In PM analysis, we found each 10 μg/m
conclusionsPopulation mobility and airborne particulate matter may be associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission.
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