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Observational Study
. 2020 Nov 2;3(11):e2030280.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.30280.

Race/Ethnicity Among Children With COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome

Ellen H Lee  1 , Kelsey L Kepler  1 , Anita Geevarughese  1 , Rachel Paneth-Pollak  1 , Marie S Dorsinville  1 , Stephanie Ngai  1 , Kathleen H Reilly  1
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Observational Study

Race/Ethnicity Among Children With COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome

Ellen H Lee et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cohort study describes the distribution of race/ethnicity among cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children reported to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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