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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 9/2020

01-09-2020 | COVID-19 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor in Response to: COVID-19: Magnifying the Effect of Health Disparities

Authors: Mariela Martinez, M.D. M.S., Michael Silver, M.S., Ariel Schulman, M.D.

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 9/2020

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The recent article by Kim et al. highlighted the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic on lower income and racial minorities in the USA.1 The authors discuss how greater co-morbidities, less access to medical care, and financial challenges markedly worsened the incidence and severity of COVID-19 in certain disadvantaged groups. Detailed racial data released by public agencies in New York further demonstrates the stark disparities of the pandemic. …
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Title
Letter to the Editor in Response to: COVID-19: Magnifying the Effect of Health Disparities
Authors
Mariela Martinez, M.D. M.S.
Michael Silver, M.S.
Ariel Schulman, M.D.
Publication date
01-09-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Keyword
COVID-19
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06038-z

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