Are Clinicians Contributing to Excess African American COVID-19 Deaths? Unbeknownst to Them, They May Be.
Health Equity
; 4(1): 139-141, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-196094
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.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Equity
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Heq.2020.0015
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