A Pandemic on a Pandemic: Racism and COVID-19 in Blacks

被引：95
作者：
Laurencin, Cato T. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ]
Walker, Joanne M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Connecticut, Hlth Ctr, Connecticut Convergence Inst Translat Regenerat E, Farmington, CT 06030 USA
[2] Raymond & Beverly Sackler Ctr Biomed Biol Phys &, Farmington, CT 06030 USA
[3] Univ Connecticut, Hlth Ctr, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Farmington, CT 06030 USA
[4] Univ Connecticut, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
[5] Univ Connecticut, Dept Biomed Engn, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
[6] Univ Connecticut, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
来源：
CELL SYSTEMS | 2020年 / 11卷 / 01期
基金：
美国国家卫生研究院;
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D O I：
10.1016/j.cels.2020.07.002
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Racism and COVID-19 represent a pandemic on a pandemic for Blacks. The pandemics find themselves synergized to the detriment of Blacks and their health. The complexity of the combination of these pandemics are evident when examining the interplay between racist policing practices and health.
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