Disparities in Lung Disease of Prematurity-When Does Exposure to Racism Begin?

Nicolas A Bamat^{1

2

3}, Rasheda J Vereen⁴, Diana Montoya-Williams^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Brooke Army Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.

Nicolas A Bamat et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2022.

. 2022 Sep 1;176(9):845-847.

doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2671.

Nicolas A Bamat^{1

2

3}, Rasheda J Vereen⁴, Diana Montoya-Williams^{1

3}

¹ Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Brooke Army Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.

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Association of Racial Disparities With In-Hospital Outcomes in Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
Lewis TR, Kielt MJ, Walker VP, Levin JC, Guaman MC, Panitch HB, Nelin LD, Abman SH; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Collaborative. Lewis TR, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Sep 1;176(9):852-859. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2663. JAMA Pediatr. 2022. PMID: 35913704 Free PMC article.

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