Socioexposomics of COVID-19 across New Jersey: a comparison of geostatistical and machine learning approaches.

Journal: Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Disparities in adverse COVID-19 health outcomes have been associated with multiple social and environmental stressors. However, research is needed to evaluate the consistency and efficiency of methods for studying these associations at local scales.

Authors

  • Xiang Ren
    The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , Virginia 24061 , United States.
  • Zhongyuan Mi
    Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI), Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
  • Panos G Georgopoulos
    Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI), Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA. panosg@ccl.rutgers.edu.