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Long-term exposure to air-pollution and COVID-19 mortality in England

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Grant number: C19-IUC-474

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof. Marta Blangiardo

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom

  • Lead Research Institution

    Imperial College London, King's College London

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease susceptibility

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Recent studies suggested a link between long-term exposure to air-pollution and COVID-19 mortality, so this project will build on that hypothesis by factoring in localised air-pollution patterns, which can be an overlooked confounding factor in such analyses.