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Are Clinicians Contributing to Excess African American COVID-19 Deaths? Unbeknownst to Them, They May Be.
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Health equity [Health Equity] 2020 Apr 17; Vol. 4 (1), pp. 139-141. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 17 (Print Publication: 2020). - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- African Americans are overrepresented among reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths. There are a multitude of factors that may explain the African American disparity in COVID-19 outcomes, including higher rates of comorbidities. While individual-level factors predictably contribute to disparate COVID-19 outcomes, systematic and structural factors have not yet been reported. It stands to reason that implicit biases may fuel the racial disparity in COVID-19 outcomes. To address this racial disparity, we must apply a health equity lens and disaggregate data explicitly for African Americans, as well as other populations at risk for biased treatment in the health-care system.<br />Competing Interests: No competing financial interests exist.<br /> (© Adam J. Milam et al. 2020; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2473-1242
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health equity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32368712
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0015