The impact of air pollution on the incidence and mortality of COVID-19

Abstract Air pollution is the most significant environmental risk factor for all-cause mortality, and it has caused substantial disability-adjusted life-years and economic loss. Air pollution intensified the mortality during past pandemics, Spanish flu in 1918 and SARS-CoV-1 in 2003. It increases ho...

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Main Authors: Abhinav Karan, Kabeer Ali, Surujpal Teelucksingh, Sateesh Sakhamuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Global Health Research and Policy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41256-020-00167-y