Explaining COVID-19 related mortality disparities in American Indians and Alaska Natives

Abstract American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals are more likely to die with COVID-19 than other groups, but there is limited empirical evidence to explain the cause of this inequity. The objective of this study was to determine whether medical comorbidities, area socioeconomic depriva...

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Main Authors: Wendy S. Slutske, Karen L. Conner, Julie A. Kirsch, Stevens S. Smith, Thomas M. Piasecki, Adrienne L. Johnson, Danielle E. McCarthy, Patricia Nez Henderson, Michael C. Fiore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48260-9