Effects of chronic exposure to ambient air pollutants on COVID-19 morbidity and mortality: a lesson from OECD countries
Barnett-Itzhaki, Zohar ; Levi, Adi
2021
195
1-7
epidemic disease ; air pollution ; exposure ; morbidity ; mortality
Environment
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.110723
English
Bibliogr.;Statistics
"Exposure to ambient air pollution is related to 4.2 million premature deaths per year worldwide and is associated with a variety of adverse health outcomes, such as respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity. Furthermore, exposure to air pollution can increase human sensitivity to respiratory pathogens via damage to the respiratory tract or via airborne transmission on the surface of particulate matter, and might be an additional factor influencing COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates. The aim of this study was to examine the association between populations' exposure to air pollution and the morbidity and mortality rates from COVID-19."
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