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US counties with more social capital have fewer COVID-19 infections and deaths

02.05.21 | PLOS

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US counties with more social capital have fewer COVID-19 infections and deaths - perhaps because these communities have greater concern for the health of others.

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Article Title: "How social capital helps communities weather the COVID-19 pandemic"

Funding: This research was supported by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [CIHR, FRN-170368; PI: Cary Wu].

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245135

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0245135

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Christos A. Makridis
makridis@mit.edu

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2021, February 5). US counties with more social capital have fewer COVID-19 infections and deaths. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1EO4NQ2L/us-counties-with-more-social-capital-have-fewer-covid-19-infections-and-deaths.html
MLA:
"US counties with more social capital have fewer COVID-19 infections and deaths." Brightsurf News, Feb. 5 2021, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1EO4NQ2L/us-counties-with-more-social-capital-have-fewer-covid-19-infections-and-deaths.html.