ArticleEnvironmental research2021
Effects of chronic exposure to ambient air pollutants, demographic, and socioeconomic factors on COVID-19 morbidity: The Israeli case study.
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- Ambient air pollution and COVID-19 incidence during four 2020-2021 case surges.Environmental research · 2022Pooled it
- Machine Learning Models for Predicting Pediatric Hospitalizations Due to Air Pollution and Humidity: A Retrospective Study.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Article
- The Independent Effect of COVID-19 Vaccinations and Air Pollution Exposure on Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Southern California.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Positive association between outdoor air pollution and the incidence and severity of COVID-19. A review of the recent scientific evidences.Environmental research · 2022Review
- Temporal Dynamics of Socioeconomic Inequalities in COVID-19 Outcomes Over the Course of the Pandemic-A Scoping Review.International journal of public health · 2022Article
- An assessment of case-fatality and infection-fatality rates of first and second COVID-19 waves in Italy.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent studies conducted in several OECD countries have shown that chronic exposure to elevated levels of air pollutants (especially PM
methodsWe examined the associations between: (a) annual average concentrations of NOx, CO, PM
resultsWe found statistically significant positive correlations between the concentrations of most pollutants in 2016-19 and COVID-19 morbidity rate at the first three timepoints but not the 4t
conclusionsWe found a nationwide association between population chronic exposure to five main air pollutants in Israeli cities and towns, and COVID-19 morbidity rates during two of the three morbidity waves experienced in Israel. The widespread morbidity that was related to socioeconomic factors during the 3
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