Using race- and age-specific COVID-19 case data to investigate the determinants of the excess COVID-19 mortality burden among Hispanic Americans
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Age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality estimates have exposed a previously hidden excess burden for the US Hispanic population. Multiple explanations been put forth, including unequal quality/access to health care, higher proportion of pre-existing
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عنوان ژورنال: Demographic Research
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2363-7064', '1435-9871']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4054/demres.2021.44.29