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Editorial
. 2021 Sep;11(3):253-256.
doi: 10.2991/jegh.k.210317.001. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

COVID-19 Outbreak: The North versus South Epidemiologic Italian Paradigm

Alessandro Ottaiano  1 , Mariachiara Santorsola  1 , Mario Tamburini  2 , Federica Corrado  3 , Marianna Scrima  4 , Marco Bocchetti  4   5 , Gerardo Botti  2 , Guglielmo Nasti  1 , Michele Caraglia  4   5
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COVID-19 Outbreak: The North versus South Epidemiologic Italian Paradigm

Alessandro Ottaiano et al. J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

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The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Photo showing the smog on Pianura Padana. (B) Intensity and distribution of nitrogen dioxide tropospheric column (blue color) (images from National Press).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Factors concurring on favoring COVID-19 infection in North Italy.
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