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

Éric LavigneNiilo RytiAntonio GasparriniFrancesco SeraScott WeichenthalHong ChenTeresa ToGreg J EvansLiu SunAman DheriLionnel LemogoSerge Olivier KotchiDave Stieb

Published in: Thorax (2022)

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.

Keyphrases

air pollution
coronavirus disease
emergency department
sars cov
particulate matter
lung function
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
electronic health record