The Impact of COVID-19 on Diverse Older Adults and Health Equity in the United States

The Impact of COVID-19 on Diverse Older Adults and Health Equity in the United States

Older adults are most at risk of negative COVID-19 outcomes and consequences. This study applies the World Health Organization's Health Inequity Causal Model to identify different factors that may be driving the higher observed hospitalizations and deaths among older adults of color compared to...

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Main Authors:	Lourdes R. Guerrero, Steven P. Wallace
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:	Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:	COVID-19 health equity risk factors African American Latinx older adult
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.661592/full

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