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. 2024 Oct 1;7(10):e2438806.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38806.

Long COVID Among Undocumented Latino Immigrant Populations in the Emergency Department

Karen P Reyes  1 , Zubaid Rafique  2 , Brian Chinnock  3 , Vijaya Arun Kumar  4 , Michael Gottlieb  5 , Kristin L Rising  6 , Robert M Rodriguez  7
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Long COVID Among Undocumented Latino Immigrant Populations in the Emergency Department

Karen P Reyes et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study assesses the understanding of and access to care for long COVID symptoms among undocumented Latino immigrants in US emergency departments (EDs).

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Rafique reported receiving personal fees from AstraZeneca and CSL Vifor outside the submitted work. Dr Gottlieb reported receiving grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outside the submitted work. Dr Rising reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during the conduct of the study and grants from the CDC and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation outside the submitted work. Dr Rodriguez reported receiving grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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