The potential impact of PM2.5 on the covid-19 crisis in the Brazilian Amazon region
Karen dos Santos Gonçalves,
Glauber G. Cirino,
Marcelo Oliveira da Costa
et al.
Abstract:OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess covid-19 morbidity, mortality, and severity from 2020 to 2021 in five Brazilian Amazon states with the highest records of wildfires. METHODS: A distributed lag non-linear model was applied to estimate the potential exposure risk association with particulate matter smaller than 2.5-μm in diameter (PM2.5). Daily mean temperature, relative humidity, percentual of community mobility, number of hospital beds, days of the week, and holidays were considered in the final models for… Show more
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