Association of structural fires in New York City with inequities in safe heating for immigrant communities

JAMA Network Open

2023-03-03

(Press-News.org) About The Study: This study found that the frequency of heating complaints was significantly associated with the frequency of structural fires in New York City. Importantly, this association varied across community districts, with more fires occurring in districts with greater proportions of Black and Latinx residents.

Authors: Clifford C. Sheckter, M.D., of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1575)

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