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. 2020 Dec;22(2):299-307.

The Disproportional Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans

Maritza Vasquez Reyes  1
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The Disproportional Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans

Maritza Vasquez Reyes. Health Hum Rights. 2020 Dec.
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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Source: APM Research Lab, September 10, 2020. Available at https://www.apmresearchlab.org/COVID/deaths-by-race.
Figure 1
COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people by race/ethnicity, through September 10, 2020
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