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. 2021 May 8;16(5):806-808.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.12640820. Epub 2021 Jan 13.

The Pathogenesis of Race and Ethnic Disparities: Targets for Achieving Health Equity

Neil R Powe  1
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The Pathogenesis of Race and Ethnic Disparities: Targets for Achieving Health Equity

Neil R Powe. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Pathophysiology of Renal Disease and Progression; chronic kidney disease; disparity; end-stage renal disease; equity; ethnicity; genetic renal disease; kidney disease; kidney failure; transplantation.

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Drivers of race and e thnic d isparities. Elements of the human exposome driving health disparities that are possible targets for interventions to achieve health equity and justice.
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