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Review
. 2020 Sep;17(9):520-522.
doi: 10.1038/s41575-020-0330-8.

COVID-19 and the other pandemic: populations made vulnerable by systemic inequity

Darrell M Gray 2nd  1   2 , Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa  3 , Sophie Balzora  4 , Rachel B Issaka  5   6 , Folasade P May  7   8
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Review

COVID-19 and the other pandemic: populations made vulnerable by systemic inequity

Darrell M Gray 2nd et al. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Greater than the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, systemic inequity in social determinants of health is the pandemic that has long fostered vulnerability to disease and poor health outcomes in the USA. Our response has major implications for the health of our nations.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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