Health Equity

Black patients’ COVID symptoms often dismissed

Abstract: When Douglas McClain contracted COVID-19, his experience with the health care system mirrored that of far too many Black people.

Publication: North Carolina News

Date Published: May 24, 2021

Author(s): Melba Newsome

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