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ArticleIranian journal of public health2025

Air Pollution and Influenza Incidence: Evidence from Highly Polluted Countries.

Asim Anwar, Shabir Hyder, Noman Khan, Muhammad Ayub, Recep Yucel, Mustafa Younis

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Article in Iranian journal of public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Asim AnwarDepartment of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Attock Campus, Pakistan.
Shabir HyderDepartment of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Attock Campus, Pakistan.
Noman KhanDepartment of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Attock Campus, Pakistan.
Muhammad AyubDepartment of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Attock Campus, Pakistan.
Recep YucelDepartment of Business Administration, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
Mustafa YounisDepartment of Health Policy and Management, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Air pollution has become a serious threat to public health. Epidemiological and clinical evidence in recent years has shown air pollutants are associated with respiratory diseases. We aimed to analyze the impact of environmental factors on influenza incidence by examining the most polluted countries in the world. Methods: To analyze the relationship between environmental factors and influenza incidence in eighteen countries, we used a system generalized method of moments (GMM) using data from 2010 to 2020. Results: The results suggest a positive effect of air pollution (PM Conclusion: Our results confirmed the importance of environmental and social factors in the incidence of influenza. Furthermore, our results are interesting and informative for policymakers to design public health policies synchronized with other policies such as education, industrial, and environmental policies, for better management of influenza.

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Air pollutionGeneralized method of moments GMMInfluenzaPolluted countriesPopulation density

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PMID39902349
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