Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and individual emergency department visits for COVID-19: a case-crossover study in Canada

Conclusions
We found associations between short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and COVID-19 ED visits. Exposure to air pollution may also lead to more severe COVID-19 disease.

Source: Thorax - April 13, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lavigne, E., Ryti, N., Gasparrini, A., Sera, F., Weichenthal, S., Chen, H., To, T., Evans, G. J., Sun, L., Dheri, A., Lemogo, L., Kotchi, S. O., Stieb, D. Tags: Open access, Thorax Environmental exposure Source Type: research