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Covid-19

Exposing and addressing health disparities among ethnic minorities and migrants

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ID23375963
AuthorsChristina Greenaway (0000-0002-9737-3326, Division of Infectious Diseases, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, corresponding author), Sally Hargreave (0000-0003-2974-4348, St George's, University of London), Sally Hargreaves (Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, London, UK), Sapha Barkati (0000-0002-9388-855X, JD MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada), Christina M Coyle (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Christina Coyle (0000-0001-9565-3087, Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Federico Gobbi (0000-0002-6899-4545, Department of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy), Apostolos Veizis (0000-0001-9249-0315, Médecins Sans Frontières, Athens, Greece), Paul Douglas (0000-0002-3055-0543, International Organization for Migration)
Year2020
Volume27
Issue7
Publication date2020-11-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Travel Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-1982 • E-ISSN: 1708-8305
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/jtm/taaa113
PMID32706375
OpenAlexW3045382531
LanguageEN
Citations received81
References cited7

COVID-19 disproportionately affects vulnerable and marginalized populations such as ethnic minorities and migrant groups. In this perspective we review the complex interaction of the many factors driving these inequities and suggest several possible solutions to mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on these populations.

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Health equity · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Outbreak · Pandemic · Perspective (graphical) · Public health · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Sociology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Health Workforce Issues · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Virology

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