Inverse correlation between average monthly high temperatures and COVID-19-related death rates in different geographical areas

Abstract Background With the aim of providing a dynamic evaluation of the effects of basic environmental parameters on COVID-19-related death rate, we assessed the correlation between average monthly high temperatures and population density, with death/rate (monthly number of deaths/1 M people) for...

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Main Authors: Francesca Benedetti, Maria Pachetti, Bruna Marini, Rudy Ippodrino, Robert C. Gallo, Massimo Ciccozzi, Davide Zella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-020-02418-5