Reduction in air pollution and attributable mortality due to COVID-19 lockdown - Authors' reply

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¹ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: kai.chen@yale.edu.
² University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, Buffalo, NY, USA.
³ Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT, USA.

Comment

Kai Chen et al. Lancet Planet Health. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;4(7):e269.

doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30149-2.

¹ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: kai.chen@yale.edu.
² University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, Buffalo, NY, USA.
³ Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT, USA.

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Air pollution reduction and mortality benefit during the COVID-19 outbreak in China.
Chen K, Wang M, Huang C, Kinney PL, Anastas PT. Chen K, et al. Lancet Planet Health. 2020 Jun;4(6):e210-e212. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30107-8. Epub 2020 May 13. Lancet Planet Health. 2020. PMID: 32411944 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Reduction in air pollution and attributable mortality due to COVID-19 lockdown.
Achebak H, Petetin H, Quijal-Zamorano M, Bowdalo D, García-Pando CP, Ballester J. Achebak H, et al. Lancet Planet Health. 2020 Jul;4(7):e268. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30148-0. Lancet Planet Health. 2020. PMID: 32681895 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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