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. 2021 Jan 4:taaa236. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa236

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

Xiao-Ke Xu 1,#, Lin Wang 2,#, Sen Pei 3,
PMCID: PMC7798996  PMID: 33398326

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In this letter, we find a Simpson’s paradox in the association between GDP and COVID-19 transmission in Chinese cities stratified by location. The differential associations in cities within and outside Hubei province can be explained by different patterns of short-range and long-range multiscale mobility from Wuhan to other cities.

Keywords: COVID-19, human mobility, socioeconomic factors, transmission risk, GDP


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