Tag: Mortality
Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences in air pollution-related deaths in the United States
In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, researchers examined disparities in mortality rates by ethnicity, race, educational attainment, social vulnerability, and rurality, ascribed to differences in susceptibility and exposure to particulate matter up to 2.5 millimetres in diameter (PM2.5). Study: Disparities in air pollution attributable mortality in the US population by race/ethnicity and sociodemographic factors. […]