Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis
Xiao Wu, Rachel C. Nethery, M. Benjamin Sabath, Danielle Braun, Francesca Dominici
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.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Context (archaeology)Air pollutionEnvironmental healthRegression analysisPublic healthPollutionAir quality indexEcological studyRegressionGeographyEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental planningEnvironmental resource managementEcologyMedicineBiologyStatisticsDiseasePopulationMeteorologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)MathematicsNursingArchaeologyPathologyAir Quality and Health ImpactsClimate Change and Health ImpactsCOVID-19 impact on air quality