Air pollution and case fatality of SARS in the People's Republic of China: an ecologic study

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Authors

Yan Cui · UCLA Health

Zuo‐Feng Zhang · University of California, Los Angeles

John R. Froines · University of California, Los Angeles

Jinkou Zhao · Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Hua Wang · Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Shun-Zhang Yu · Fudan University

Roger Detels

Abstract

Our studies demonstrated a positive association between air pollution and SARS case fatality in Chinese population by utilizing publicly accessible data on SARS statistics and air pollution indices. Although ecologic fallacy and uncontrolled confounding effect might have biased the results, the possibility of a detrimental effect of air pollution on the prognosis of SARS patients deserves further investigation.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Climate Change and Health Impacts COVID-19 impact on air quality

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health

Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. 15-15

DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-2-15

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