COVID-19, Air Pollution, and Racial Inequity: Connecting the Dots

COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency. Exposure to air pollution represents a serious health issue in overall mortality worldwide. The health risks of some racial subgroups are spiraling as they have higher levels of exposure to air pollutants, hence being more susceptible to mortality from...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chemical research in toxicology 2021-03, Vol.34 (3), p.669-671
Hauptverfasser:	Dey, Tanujit, Dominici, Francesca
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Americans Air Pollution - adverse effects COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - ethnology European Continental Ancestry Group Health Services Accessibility Health Status Disparities Humans Pandemics Race Factors SARS-CoV-2 Social Determinants of Health - ethnology Socioeconomic Factors ToxWatch
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Zusammenfassung:	COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency. Exposure to air pollution represents a serious health issue in overall mortality worldwide. The health risks of some racial subgroups are spiraling as they have higher levels of exposure to air pollutants, hence being more susceptible to mortality from COVID-19.
ISSN:	0893-228X 1520-5010
DOI:	10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00432