Disparities in COVID-19 Testing and Positivity in New York City

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 326-332

  Lieberman Cribbin, Wil ^a,b   Tuminello, Stephanie ^a,c   Flores, Raja M ^a   Taioli, Emanuela ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Trauma and Resilience Program   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; NEW YORK; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LABORATORY TECHNIQUE; PANDEMIC; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85088087396     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.06.005     Document Type: Article

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