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Regional heterogeneity and the role of social vulnerability in air pollution-related mortality from chronic lower respiratory diseases: a nationwide analysis of the United States (2010–2020)

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26907-2

Published Online: 2026-03-06

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Authors

Miao, Dong

Wang, Li’ao

Bai, Xinfeng

Wang, Meiying

Gan, Jun

Bao, Guojing

Zheng, Junfeng

Chen, Wei

Hou, Yunsheng

Tian, Yingping

Ye, Xiaolei

He, Gang
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Hebei Provincial Medical Science Research Project (20240492)

Hebei Provincial Government Clinical Medicine Outstanding Talent Training Program (ZF2025315)
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Article History

Received: 4 December 2025

Accepted: 28 February 2026

First Online: 6 March 2026

Declarations

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: Not applicable. This study used publicly available, aggregated data from the CDC WONDER and US EPA databases, which does not involve human subjects requiring ethical approval.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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