Law, structural racism, and the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Law and the Biosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2020, Pages

  Yearby, Ruqaiijah ^a   Mohapatra, Seema ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis   (United States)

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EID: 85088835274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20539711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jlb/lsaa036     Document Type: Article

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