Health Equity

Racism in the USA: ensuring Asian American health equity

Abstract: Racist anti-Asian incidents and rhetoric in the USA have been on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, by some accounts increasing as much as 150%.

Publication: The Lancet

Date Published: April 3, 2021

Author(s): Editorial Staff

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