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Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 incidence∶ a multi-country study

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: C19-IUC-476

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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

    Canada, 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

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Not applicable

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

In this collaborative study with the University of Toronto (Canada), we investigate whether long-term average exposure to air pollution (PM2.5 and NO2) increases the risk of COVID-19 infection in Canada, England, Italy and the United States.