Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Pollutant Levels and Associated Reductions in Ischemic Stroke Incidence in Shandong Province, China

• Main Authors: Han Wu (Author), Zilong Lu (Author), Jing Wei (Author), Bingyin Zhang (Author), Xue Liu (Author), Min Zhao (Author), Wenhui Liu (Author), Xiaolei Guo (Author), Bo Xi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundLocal governments in China took restrictive measures after the outbreak of COVID-19 to control its spread, which unintentionally resulted in reduced anthropogenic emission sources of air pollutants. In this study, we intended to examine the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown policy on the co...