The dual pandemic of COVID-19 and systemic inequities in US Latino communities

María Elena Martínez^{1

2}, Jesse N Nodora^{1

2

3}, Luis G Carvajal-Carmona^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
² Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
³ Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
⁴ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California.
⁵ Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement Initiative, University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California.
⁶ Community Engagement Program, Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California.

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María Elena Martínez et al. Cancer. 2021.

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. 2021 May 15;127(10):1548-1550.

doi: 10.1002/cncr.33401. Epub 2021 Jan 6.

María Elena Martínez^{1

2}, Jesse N Nodora^{1

2

3}, Luis G Carvajal-Carmona^{4

5

6}

¹ Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
² Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
³ Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
⁴ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California.
⁵ Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement Initiative, University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California.
⁶ Community Engagement Program, Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; disparities; epidemiology; hispanic community; pandemic.

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