Evaluating the U.S. Air Quality Index as a risk communication tool: Comparing associations of index values with respiratory morbidity among adults in California

• Kevin R. Cromar ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kevin.cromar@nyu.edu

  Affiliations Marron Institute of Urban Management, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7745-2780

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• Marya Ghazipura,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4328-6822

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• Laura A. Gladson,

  Roles Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Marron Institute of Urban Management, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0406-9684

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• Lars Perlmutt

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Marron Institute of Urban Management, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America

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