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Ethical Protection of Powerless Populations

By V. Ramana Feeser, MD; Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, FACEP; and Erik Blutinger, MD, MSc | on July 8, 2020 | 0 Comment
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Dr. Feeser is associate professor of emergency medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond.

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Dr. Clayborne is adjunct assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.

Dr. Blutinger is clinical instructor of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Queens Hospital in New York City.

References

  1. Garg S, Kim L, Whitaker M, et al. Hospitalization rates and characteristics of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020;69:458–464.
  2. Age-adjusted rates of lab confirmed COVID-19 non hospitalized cases, estimated non-fatal hospitalized cases, and patients known to have died 100,000 by race/ethnicity group as of April 16, 2020. New York City website. Accessed June 18, 2020.
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Topics: BiasBlack Health & WellnesscoronavirusCOVID-19EthicsRaceRacial Bias

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