Health Equity

People With Disabilities Fear Pandemic Will Worsen Medical Biases

Abstract: As medical providers prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care, many people with disabilities fear they will get lesser treatment.

Publication: NPR

Date Published: April 15, 2020

Author(s): David Shapiro

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