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Editorial
. 2021 Dec;26(12):1101-1102.
doi: 10.1111/resp.14179. Epub 2021 Nov 3.

COVID-19 hospitalizations: Another adverse impact of ambient air pollution?

Jennifer Perret  1 , Shyamali Dharmage  1
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COVID-19 hospitalizations: Another adverse impact of ambient air pollution?

Jennifer Perret et al. Respirology. 2021 Dec.
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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; air pollution; asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; coronavirus disease; particulate matter.

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