Multiscale mobility explains differential associations between the gross domestic product and COVID-19 transmission in Chinese cities | Zendy

Xiao-Ke Xu | Zendy; Lin Wang | Zendy; Sen Pei | Zendy

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Multiscale mobility explains differential associations between the gross domestic product and COVID-19 transmission in Chinese cities

Author(s) -

Xiao-Ke Xu,

Lin Wang,

Sen Pei

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taaa236

Subject(s) - covid-19 , gross domestic product , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , differential (mechanical device) , range (aeronautics) , product (mathematics) , china , socioeconomics , economic geography , disease , geography , virology , economic growth , telecommunications , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , economics , materials science , mathematics , aerospace engineering , archaeology , pathology , computer science , engineering , composite material , geometry

In this letter, we find a Simpson’s paradox in the association between gross domestic product and coronavirus disease 2019 transmission in Chinese cities stratified by location. The differential associations in cities within and outside Hubei province can be explained by the different patterns of short-range and long-range multiscale mobility from Wuhan to other cities.

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