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. 2021 Feb 25;384(8):768-773.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMms2025396. Epub 2020 Dec 16.

How Structural Racism Works - Racist Policies as a Root Cause of U.S. Racial Health Inequities

Zinzi D Bailey  1 , Justin M Feldman  1 , Mary T Bassett  1
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How Structural Racism Works - Racist Policies as a Root Cause of U.S. Racial Health Inequities

Zinzi D Bailey et al. N Engl J Med. .
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